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    Poor Louisa has one eye closed!!!

    Last week we took our chickens to a hen boarding house as we were going away for a few days. When we collected them, we noticed that Louisa has one eye closed. It isn't gunky and she can open it, as she does when we pick her up. But she seems to be keeping it closed 90% of the time for some...
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    New hen is the bully!

    Thanks for the advice. It's nothing too drastic. Just a bit of pecking really. And not constantly. They are staying out of each others ways really. In the uk it's evening and they have all taken themselves off to bed in the coop. It took a little while as the newbie and one of the originals...
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    New hen is the bully!

    Today we decided to add a hen to our very small flock of 3. We have a very small garden but have built a reasonable sized run and our original 3 seemed very happy so we thought we'd add. We were prepared for the newbie to be bullied and bought a special spray to spray them all with so they smelt...
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    Please pray for my 5 year old nephew

    Sending prayers and hugs! X
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    I got engaged!!!!

    Thanks everyone. And I did say yes!!!! After I'd got over the shock. I will post a pic of the ring when I work out how to do it. Thanks again. Xxxx
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    I got engaged!!!!

    We went away for a valentine weekend on Saturday and that night my partner of 9 years dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him! He presented me with the most gorgeous pink sapphire ring. I'm so excited. Xxx
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    3 from 3! Louisa is laying again. Hooray!!!
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    Soaking wet chickens!

    Thanks everyone. I'm such a worrier! X
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    Soaking wet chickens!

    We've just had a downpour here in London - no surprise there! I was at work and came home to find three soaking wet hens sitting in their run. It appears that none of them had the sense to go under the roof area or into the coop! Is it ok to leave them wet to dry off themselves?
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    One hen has stopped laying!

    One of my hens has stopped laying. I've narrowed it down as I only have 3. I've seen 1 hen lay at the same time every day and we also get one distinctive egg a day so 1 is definately not laying. We got them just over a week ago and the very next day all laid. Same again the next day. Since then...
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    Found a soft shelled egg this morning!

    Just under the perches! Never seen one before. Googled it and hopefully all is ok. Maybe just an egg laying blip it said.
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    Can you over feed hens on scraps??

    We are currently getting 2 eggs a day from 3 hens. We did get 3 a day for a couple of days but that appears to have stopped. I don't know if one isn't laying or if 2 are laying on alternate days. But 1 is definitely laying every day as she has a slighty darker egg so I can tell. They are all...
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    Can you over feed hens on scraps??

    Wow! I'm surprised you can give them chicken - I was told not to! Still, you live and learn. So thanks for that. I will limit their scrap intake then. I admit, I have been giving them quite a lot of veg peelings etc. I will lay off that for a bit and just give them a small amount as a...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    2 eggs from 3 girls, was getting 3 so dunno why it's slowed down...................new to chicken keeping! x
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    Can you over feed hens on scraps??

    Hi everyone and thanks for making me feel so welcome to the forum! I was wondering if it were possible to give your chickens too many scraps? When I bought them (only a week ago) the pet shop assistant told me not to give too many yet other people have advised me that you can feed chickens...
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