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    Not Laying & Crowing

    Wondering if its the oyster shell stuff as they look look large, like pea sized stones ? Am told that's normal, but feels weird they would swallow that ?
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    Not Laying & Crowing

    Here are all 3 birds, 1 of the Black Rock got snapped twice.
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    Not Laying & Crowing

    Hi there, we have got 3 chickens, 1 Bluebelle & 2 Black Rocks and they are about 18 months old. For about 3 months, the Bluebelle has started crowing. Simultaneously, stopping laying eggs. 1 of the Black Rock then started doing same, stopped laying eggs, started mimicking the crowing, but is...
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    Chicken… Crowing?

    1 of my 3 chickens has started crowing. Is there any recommendations on how to encourage her to stop ? I mean its not so bad for me, just we are in a Town and the neighbours may or may not be as chilled.
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    Fox in the daylight

    Nice looking fox, love the expanse of your countryside ! Just seen we got 2 foxes on patrol same time....looks like 2nd on the right is a child fox, looks smaller.
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    Fox in the daylight

    Hi there We live in a suburban area and we have a fox who patrols at night. That's fine, the chickens are locked up, we have a motion-sensor water squirter which frightens him away when he gets too close to the pen. Seems to work out ok. But the other day, the fox was spotted at 8.30am, when...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    So the poor Lady passed away in the night, we keep them for pets so its a massive low, but we did what we could.
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Well we have tried the chicken Power Drops, 10ml per day for 5 days and certainly that's given the bird a chance. Its very lethargic, mooching around, hunched, with eyes blinking, like its trying to sleep. Its also losing strength, as its wobbly on its feet, which is a real shame to see. We...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Now extremely listless and starting to tip onto her side. Have been feeding power drops and dissolved normal pellets via syringe. Feeding quite easy as she not much resistant, no energy, but feels like she on a slow decline. Have seen similar photos of the green poop around and various things...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Not sure its E. coli as that sounds very contagious and her co-chicken shows no signs of anything untoward. She is very lethargic, tired, eating very little. Have noticed some feathers now missing on the breast and the tail has been white for a few days now, because of the diarhea, we're...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Hi no just a general feeling but wholly not based on science or logic Just based on the diarrhea but could be wholly wrong ? Clutching at anything
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Hi, used Flubenvet Wormer. Seemed to have gone ok. That was c.4 weeks ago now. Crop wholly empty as not eating :( Drinking very very little.... Feathers all looking cool, no nasal discharge, no respiratory issues. Definitely feels like a stomach or egg issue, but no clue more than that. This is...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Very good photo best she has been today. Poop hard to get small & vanishes quick. Last egg a week ago when it was boiling here in UK. She just been wormed 3 weeks ago as we went on holidays & she went Hennels 7 days. She was fine when came back. Crop feels very empty as taking hardly anything...
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    Sick Chicken with Diarrhea

    Hi there, I have a lethargic chicken, a Rhode Island Red, which is not eating or drinking. But is leaving a greenish Diarrhea with a white opate. I don't know what could be the cause ? Its started last week with the ultra-hot weather in the UK, whilst it had shade and cool water to walk on, it...
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