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    Broody chicken - Need some advice...

    I have a broody chicken - she has been sitting in the nest box since yesterday morning. I put some food and water next to her this morning. But if she hatches the eggs, I am worried about the other ladies and Hugh (my cockeral) hurting the chicks. Should I move her and the eggs indoors? If...
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    Loosing feathers...protein deficiency?

    Some of my hens have lost feathers on their chest and head. Penny is the wors - She is about 2 yr old. When I looked closer, I can see she has lost feathers on her chest, back and under her wings and is is quite red. They do not have mites. I have seen people with smilar problems and they...
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    Egg bound and recovery

    Hi everyone. Not sure if I am posting in the right section, but while i was washing up this morning and watching the chickens, I noticed my hen Penny's vent was swollen and bleeding. I ran outside immediately and her vent was in such a mess! At first, i thought maybe a fox had been at her...
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    Worlds Largest Egg?

    Hi. I have 4 rhode reds and 4 white chickens. My hubby emptied the egg box today and found a huge egg in it. I am suprised my chicken survived laying it! Anyway, i measured it and it is 10cms in length and weighs 200g. I was wondering if this could be the biggest egg in the world and...
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    My poor Ginger is ill - Need Help please : (

    Can anyone help me? Ginger hasn't been eating now for 3 days and her stools are an orangey color and she just stands under the coop all day by herself . She has a runny nose and in her mouth is very mucusy. I have tried to feed her soft bread and milk but there is so much mucus in her throat...
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    HELP!!! Whats wrong with my Chicken?

    Ok...I need some advice...AGAIN. One of my girls (Flo - the bottom of the pecking order) for 1, is not laying yet. All the others are. I do let them go free range for a few hours during the day, but for the past couple of days, when I put them back in their run and coop, the others will stay...
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    Boiled Rice???

    Hi everyone. My hubby cooked a chili last night and managed (dont ask) to burn the rice at the bottom. Anyway, he was gonna throw the lot away, so I suggested we see if the chickens like it. Anyway, I fed it to them and they LOVE it!!! My question is, is rice ok for them to eat? I just dont...
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    Hello all. New to this site...

    Hi everyone. I have got 4 chickens, Babs, Ginger, Penny and Flo. They are all Rhode Island Reds. Ginger has been laying since the day I got them home. Now I have another one laying (not sure which) but, It was a lot smaller than the other one and the shell was darker too. So I boiled it up...
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