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    Help - My Hens' eye keeps getting worse

    Thanks for the advice. I tried the epsom salts compress last night. I cant remove the gunk. She is fighting me and her eye is very swollen. Ive also added the vitamins to her drink. The feed store gave me an antiinflammatory infusion for eyes and shes on an antibiotic powder. She just seems to...
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    Help - My Hens' eye keeps getting worse

    About two weeks ago, while we were away our gardener sent me a picture of my hen showing me that something bit her. I immediately asked him to get a polysporin type cream from the pharmacy and apply it to the bite. When I got back a few days later he said her behaviour was much better and that...
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    Hen fluffing out neck and aggressive

    Thanks. Ive seen the others fluff as pullets, but nothing like this one 🤪. Maybe shes just got her own unique look. This is a pic I took of the two Amberlinks when I got them. I will try get a better one today as they were wary of me on day 1 The one on the right is my agro chick. Its got...
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    Hen fluffing out neck and aggressive

    I recently introduced x2 Amberlink hens (apparently 18 weeks old) to my flock of 4 other layers. Initially my hens were showing the newbies whose boss and keeping them in the roof enclosed run. Now they are letting them into the enclosure, but still remind them whose boss, but they getting...
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    Can Molting cause blood in poo?

    Forgot to add, my girls are 14months and and 12months. It the one 12mo that is molting and I suspect the blood is from her. Although last night, (was the only) night I didn't check their roosting positions before closing their coop, so not 100 sure whose blood it was. Today they have been fine...
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    Can Molting cause blood in poo?

    Hi, Im in South Africa so we have out own names for stuff I guess 🤪. Carmino (spelt wrong first time) is a natural vitamin and mineral powder for livestock which I got at the feedstore. Cant find a website for them, but package says its a "water soluble preparation consisting of vitamins...
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    Can Molting cause blood in poo?

    Not sure if the two are related, but one of my hens is currently molting. She had the normal molting behavior of my bantam that molted for about 3 months. Yesterday I noticed a lot of feathers missing around her neck, but no blood. When I cleaned their trays this morning, I noticed a lot of...
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    Is this molting behavior + hen sleeping in the egg box

    Thanks for the reply. She doesn't let me handle her at all, but observing her today I think its molt as she doesn't necessarily cower away from the others but tries to avoid them. She's a Bantam, so when they see me walking to the coop, they all get excited, and most of the time run over her. I...
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    Is this molting behavior + hen sleeping in the egg box

    Im a bit concerned about my buff Orpington bantam. Shes acting strange and not sure how to help her. She hasn't laid in about 8 weeks. Then a week ago I noticed a lot of her feathers all over the run. She didn't look injured and was still eating and drinking and I figured, since we are in...
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    Egg shell colour variation or different bird?

    Ive never seen it pink before so was worried, but thank you for the info. So much to learn 🤩
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    Egg shell colour variation or different bird?

    Anyone know if its normal for an egg laying hen to stop laying for two weeks then start again with a different colour shell? I think my Lohman hen laid yesterday again after ages (egg on the bottom) and we saw her in the box again this morning (top egg). The egg today was bigger and pinker...
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    Help chickens stay cool in summer

    Hi guys My chickens seem to not be managing with the heat. We are up to 89F today from a nice cool week before and the one hen is acting strange, Im hoping its just the heat. Shes eating and drinking fine, but saw her spread her wings while she walked and was thrusting her tail up and down like...
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    Hi, Hi

    Thanks Janiedoe They do have a roof that sits under their hen house in the enclosed run. Thats where they spend most of their time now. They used to be out and about in their open run all the time, but now they run into the enclosure and hardly spend any time out-outside. This all happened...
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    Hi, Hi

    thanks 😉
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    Hi, Hi

    Thanks SilverBirds So many suggestions on the rooster. Dumb question, but if I close the coop door at night does he still crow if he's got his girls safe? I dont mind the crowing during the day just think it will be a problem when people sleep. I usually close the girls' coop door after they...
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