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    Lethargic, tail down, not eating, not drinking

    Im not saying this is the cause at all, im not sure what is wrong with her, but I have a hen that if another one pecks her or chases her, she sulks in the corner until I reassure her, you would think something was seriously wrong with her lol, I hatched her myself and had a lot of contact with...
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    Can anyone tell me what breed these are?

    Any idea on the breed? thanks
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    Can anyone tell me what breed these are?

    Any idea on the breed? thanks
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    Chicken doing a weird head movement, she isnt sick? whats going on with her?!

    Its not exactly like that, she goes more side to side than her neck bending straight back but its similiar so i wonder if its early stages of it? I'll be cleaning them out tomorrow and keep my camera on standby in case she does it and try and video it, hopefully will help diagnose her so i can...
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    Chicken doing a weird head movement, she isnt sick? whats going on with her?!

    Not sure if this is supposed to go in the forum as a "chicken behavior" but for the first time today my black copper maran hen was doing this weird neck/nead movement from side to side shes still eating drinking and laying but ive never seen this before and not sure what is going on with her, it...
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    How soon can chicks go out in the outdoor chicken house?

    As soon as theyre fully feathered, but in the meantime you can lower the temperature on the brooder slightly every few days or week or so, dont just switch them. personally if its a nice day out and theyre nearly fully feathered i put them in a brooder outside for an hour or so, and the next...
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    Funny looking feet?

    attach a pic?
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    Silkies

    Blue
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    Weird Egg Thing Found In Nest - What Is It???

    Ive had those before, we call them fairy eggs, like a small mini egg, i have no idea what happened here - had nothing unusal before or since, think and hope it was a one off!
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    Weird Egg Thing Found In Nest - What Is It???

    My hens have been laying everyday for a while now since coming out of their moult, and today i went to collect the eggs and i found this next to one of the eggs : It had a shell like normal and when it was cracked had white but no egg. What the hell is it?!
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    Buff Orpington Unsure of age - What Gender is it? I was told a hen but think its a cock?

    This is our "showbreed hen" buff orpington but i have doubts whether its a girl, any help?
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    Very weird looking egg!

    incubate it! lol
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    Giving baby chicks cooked egg yolk?

    Many thanks!
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    5 month old hens

    Shes moulting her feathers, its the right time of year and perfectly normal, they usually look unsightly at this stage when they moult but nothing wrong with her at all!
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    Giving baby chicks cooked egg yolk?

    I was advised to give chicks from day old cooked egg yolk, never done it before and never heard of it so wondered if anyones got any advice!
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