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    Vent glee or bullying?

    Unfortunately it's been determined the lump is malignant tumour :( one caused by Marek's virus or something rather. So she'll have the weekend with her flock and then I'll have to put her down. Sad but nothing I could do.
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    Vent glee or bullying?

    So I've checked her into the vet hospital so they can give her the best care over the next few days, to give her a boost in healing. Vet said the wound is pretty serious so hopefully all goes well. They believe it's just a serious external wound at the moment. They were surprised she didn't get...
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    Vent glee or bullying?

    Hi all,just wondering what the general opinion is of the cause of the below. Unfortunately I seemed to have picked this up quite late which I feel terrible for, but it was well hidden in her fluffy butt. At first I thought it was vent gleet, but there is a solid scab there that I'm not sure if...
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    Chicken foot infection / tumour

    Thank for sharing this. I'll see how Becki goes. If it's a tumour of some sort, I wonder if the body will be able to detect it and drop it off by itself or if I need to intervene.
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    Chicken foot infection / tumour

    Wow I never knew that; cheesh chickens are bloody amazing. Would that be why maybe the antibiotics aren't really doing anything then? I hate to dose her up but I figured if there's a chance I could save her toe, it was worth trying. So as per most cases, just keep her toe clean and dry and let...
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    Chicken foot infection / tumour

    Hi all, While trimming my orpington Becki beak, I noticed one of her toes seemed a bit swollen. Upon closer inspection, it looked as if she had cut her toe and it's gotten infected. She's not limping but the toe is starting to yellow on the surface, the toe is warm to touch and is swollen. The...
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    Molting, diaherra, staggered walking

    Hi all, I've had a good search around the forum, but am concerned for my poor buff orpington I just wanted to make sure there isn't anything else I should be doing. Buff Orpington Standard 1.5 years old Undergoing heavy molt at the moment, no signs of pecking (only have another standard her...
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    Potential Bumblefoot

    Thanks for the quick reply. I've been reading up and prepping for bumblefoot; just wasn't 100% if bumblefoot was the correct diagnose for my chicken :) I was thinking of giving her an espom bath for a few days and maybe putting some vetwrap around them to heal properly; or is it something I can...
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    Potential Bumblefoot

    Hi all, Just finishing my first year as a fluffy butt owner; was doing an inspection of their feet and found one with her left foot (right in the below photo, I was carrying her) with some small scabs on her foot. One looked a bit darker than the rest, others seemed like little red scabs. No...
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    My Coop Renovation

    Great suggestion. I forgot to mention that it's inside a secure and covered run, so I don't have to worry too much about rain! But makes sense to have them that way. Thanks.
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    My Coop Renovation

    Hi all, Thought I would share my recently renovated coop. When I initially built my coop, it was out of scrap flooring from my kitchen renovation, which was thin MDF with vinyl flooring. It wasn't ideal, but I was so keen to get started with chickens I made it work. Now I'm planning to have 2...
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    Bantam Wyandotte

    Okay thanks for the advice. Might keep looking :)
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    Bantam Wyandotte

    Hi all, I've been searching for a nice pair of bantams to keep my orpingtons company. I found someone advertising some bantam x Wyandotte, but the colouring doesn't seem right for a Wyandotte? Can someone help me confirm breed? 8-10 weeks apparently. Thanks!
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    Sunflower Cottage is almost done!!

    Great looking coop. Love the attention detail in the design and the faithful guard dog sitting outside :)
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    Single Chicken

    Thanks for your replies. @dai2dao996 I just look out in my garden at all the poo they generate when they free range and imagining it x2 just makes me cringe a little bit haha. x1.5 just seems more manageable to me. @jlchick makes sense, I was just thinking that because my flock is so small, it...
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