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    Urgent help and advice needed!

    We had a broody sitting on a batch of eggs and just 2 days before hatching due she came off the next and wrecked it - eggs all over the place. I retrieved the eggs - stone cold - and put them in a box on top of our boiler. They are now cheeping and starting to crack the shells. We don't have...
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    Is this a pure breed?

    Bought some 'pure breed' eggs to go under our broody's, most of which we can identify, however not sure about this one. We appear to have two of them out of two batches of eggs, just not sure what it is or if it is a cross breed. Any ideas??
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    New mum ignoring early chick

    Can anyone advise please - We have a new mum sitting tight on eggs that are probably due in next day or so, one egg has already hatched yesterday and the chick is very small. We are worried as the hen doesn't appear to be guiding the chick to food and water. How long can it survive without? Do...
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    Rooster lethargic and comb turning black

    This morning I let our rooster out as usual and noticed no problems. This evening when I got home from work and went to see them he was in the house and wouldn't come out. Eventually my husband managed to get him out but he was very lethargic and his comb and wattles have turned very black...
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    Feather Pecker/Eater - Help needed please!

    We have 5 hens and 1 cockerel. One of our hens (a speckeldy) just keeps pecking feathers out of the others and eating them. Even if she sees a feather on the ground she will immediately pick it up and eat it. She is pecking her fellow chickens bald. Can anyone please suggest how we can...
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    Broody hen won't come off nest!

    New to chicken keeping we have our first broody she is a silver laced wyandotte. She is currently sitting on 9 eggs. I have read up lots on internet about what we should be doing and have her seperated in a large wire cage and have made her a nest box. She appears happy, however it is a...
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