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    Aggresive hen

    Just a little quick update, I took the cuddle her approach! Lol and I'm having no more problems, everyday I let the flock out and ignore her completely, if she gives a little peck I immediately pick her up and carry her to the garden,give her a cuddle and the let her down. This has worked and...
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    Sour crop

    Good to hear :) if unsure next time, feel the crop first tging in the morning if its empty then your ok xx
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    Sour crop

    Gosh sorry I only just saw the last post! Duckraiser how is your girl doing now?
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    Aggresive hen

    Hi I gave her an egg and she ignored it, I also left the eggs in the nest box but she hasn't been in it at all so I don't think thats it. But glad to rule thing out so thank you for that. She let me feed her from my hand yesterday tiny bits of lettuce and then late last night when I locked the...
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    Aggresive hen

    Thanks for replying guys, I hope it is a behaviour issue rather than a health one. I've noticed she isn't holding up her wings, they are kind of low and shes loosing feathers too but she only recently molted. Are these connected with the behaviour or does this change things? I would never kill...
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    Aggresive hen

    Hi guys I have 5 RIR hens, 3 are just under 2 yrs old and the other 2 are about a yr old. one of the older hens has become very aggressive lately, I firstly put it down to her seeing less of me during the winter because they are mainly in a large run during the winter and summer they are free in...
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    Egg Yolk Peritonitis -- 20 month old Rhode Island Red.

    Duramycin-10 is this the antibiotic you have ? There's a post on here that claims a full recovery using this. (Just going to add any possibly useful tidbits I find)
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    Egg Yolk Peritonitis -- 20 month old Rhode Island Red.

    Well I must admit I really do have a soft spot for dear little Rosie myself and I know she's a favourite . I can't help but always be positive, even when I'm clueless!lol but I say while she's happy doing chicken things I would do what you can for her, where there's life there's hope. And after...
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    black sunflower seeds

    hi guys, ive heard loads about boss but today i found some black sunflower seeds in the store that are intended for wild birds, is this the same? can i give them to the chickens? they have shells on. if not i'll just put them on the bird table for wild birds instead. thanks
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    bald bottoms and swollen tummys!

    Haunted, can I really give them whole apples?! That would be great! Come October when they are in the run a lot, my apple tree may come in super handy!
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    Sour crop

    Ah well you see ive made that mistake before! After trying to answer all the chemists questions about my 'condition' and him looking very concerned and confused as to why I was wanting so many I gave up and told the truth and they wouldn't sell them to me! Not licensed. ..... I ended up driving...
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    Sour crop

    Twocrows: thank you, bombie is well at present and yes she is in the bra allthe day and night , I never take it off. I think the angle that she has that diverticulum means without the bra the food just fills up the extra pouch, stagnates and causes infection. The bra just holds everything on...
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    bald bottoms and swollen tummys!

    Haunted, It does seem so, I forgot to say I did keep her penned off from the flock for two weeks too, she could see the others but not reach them, I think that helped break the habit and gave extra protein a chance to make the difference. And I'm constantly searching for things to keep them...
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    Sour crop

    Well little did I know that info from two crows would indeed come in handy as Bombie started plucking my other hens! Naughty girl! I've now got her to stop by letting them free range as much as possible and adding a handful of mealworms to their diet daily,thank goodness! Bombie had a slight...
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    Blackhead or Histomoniasis case in Chicken

    Sounds like you have it covered :) so happy to hear they are all doing well, this was a complicated one! I can't give any input as,as you know, my knowledge is limited lol, thou I've been keeping an eye on your thread and trying to absorb info for future reference,especially now that my own...
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