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    Hen ill for 5 days now, no better no worse

    update, she is in an epsom salt bath right now and her abdomen area feels really swollen and soft. she is so lethargic. hopefully she can come through this but its not looking good.😢
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    Hen ill for 5 days now, no better no worse

    Hi, I have a hyline hen who was all fluffed up and crouched down in her coop so i took her in and felt her underside i could feel a egg shaped lump but far over on her right side. I gave her calcium and bathed her, and used oil to lubricate her. I have done this every day for 5 days, she is...
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    hen sleeping on top of coop at night

    i am considering getting a small shed, it might be easier for them
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    hen sleeping on top of coop at night

    Hi, the coop is roughly 1 1/2 metres x 1 metre, there are 3 average size hens and 2 small hens. I bought 2 new ones 2 weeks ago and the other one is doing fine. Maybe the hen is at a normal temperature, she is a lot smaller and is a bit scrawny as her feathers were missing on her neck when i...
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    hen sleeping on top of coop at night

    Hi, i have a newish hen ( about 2 weeks ) and think she is around 8 months old. at night we have to go and lift her from the apex of our coop to put her to bed, we have an open door on the coop and all the other hens take themselves off to bed but she just sits on the top. i actually think she...
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    breed help again please

    not only pretty but clever too!!
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    breed help again please

    Thanks for the advice, we had a scare with her yesterday as she literally disappeared from the run enclosure yesterday evening, all my neighbours were out searching for her but she was gone, yet she was in the pen this morning! i have no idea were she went but she knew where to come back to...
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    breed help again please

    thank you so much, i have just looked it up and yes she looks the same. so is the floppy comb normal or will it sort itself out ? she is a bonny bird. i think i have done well from the rescue centre gaining a svart hona and a cream legbar. beautiful birds thank you for info
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    breed help again please

    i picked up 2 hens at a wildlife centre, i was so focused on the beautiful all black hen we picked up that i didn't pay much attention to the breed of the other one, now she has layed a blue tinged egg i am intrigued. she has a floppy comb, and such a layed back temperament, she couldn't care...
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    what breed? all black hen

    hi, i have just picked up this hen from a wildlife rescue centre, there was also the identical rooster with her. i didn't take him but i wondered what breed she is as they didn't have any info on her background at the centre. thanks in advance
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    new young polish hen worries

    hi, its been a couple of weeks now and im happy to say she is now fully integrated with the others, im very happy!
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    new young polish hen worries

    and she has just laid an egg! so much in 24hrs
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    new young polish hen worries

    Hi, i just called the breeder who informed me that she is actually 24 weeks old. any way, i did a trim and honestly i am so happy, she is wandering around the pen and making herself known, she is getting the odd peck but she seems like a different hen. she just had a go at my 6 month old bengal...
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    new young polish hen worries

    ok so its not hopeless, thats great. i trimmed as much as i dare but i think she can only see down the way, i am happy to snip away as much as it takes, being young she still had what looks like fluff in with her feathers. her crest is really big too. ok i will get the scissors out. thank you
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    new young polish hen worries

    oh no, i could go and get another one i suppose. but i would be running tight on coop space. i didn't realise that i shouldn't get a poland with other breeds, i just thought she would be a nice addition to my small flock. im stuck on what to do for the best. i will need to phone the breeder and...
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