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    problem at rear end

    I have a maran with a large swollen and red area just below the vent , all the hairs are gone , either fallen out or pecked out. Is this an egg laying problem ? looks a bit like a red golf ball from the outside and when i touh it is fairly soft .. any ideas
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    Not sure if it is avian pox or not

    Hi , I have an Ancona Rooster (i Think) and it seems to developed a form of Pox as it has black spots appearing on its comb . The other problem with the comb is that it seems to be discoloured and has a bluey bblack colour at the rear third or so of it . Can anyone confirm if this is a form of...
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    egg stain

    I think it is my RIR , it is about 1 year old and have been laying for a few months now . I have nver had this on an egg before although one of our Marans , again about 14mths old and laying for a good number of mths now seems to lay brown blotchy eggs as opposed to the other which lays lovely...
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    egg stain

    Hi , I have just collected my eggs and one has what seems to be blotches of blood on it , can anyone tell me what this may mean and if it is a problem..
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    new chick problem

    we have hatched 3 chicks about a week ago and today we had to help a rhode island out of the egg but we are concerned that it is not quite right. It seems to have a sac attached ( either a growth or the yolk) it seems to be moving a bit more but we are concerned that somethng is wrong .. When we...
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    young hen dies suddenly

    Hi . sorry to be so late in reply ... we have hatched 3 chicks about a week ago and today we had to help a rhode island out of the egg but we are concerned that it is not quite right. It seems to have a sac attached ( either a growth or the yolk) it seems to be moving a bit more but we are...
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    young hen dies suddenly

    hi , everything seems fine and we are npw trying out our home made incubator old rocky the rooster has been busy
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    young hen dies suddenly

    thanks for this , I have noticed that the other Rhode island I have that I aquired at the same time has a very large chest , it looks as if it is inflamed but I am worried that I am just being paranoid due to one dying .. any thoughts
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    young hen dies suddenly

    I have started keeping hens from last june and I have a healthy bunch , or so I thought .. They are about 10-12 months old and today I topped up the food and let them out to roam around the garden . when I locked them in I found them roosting as normal except one of my rhode island reds which...
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