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    Aggresive hen

    Hi guys I have 5 RIR hens, 3 are just under 2 yrs old and the other 2 are about a yr old. one of the older hens has become very aggressive lately, I firstly put it down to her seeing less of me during the winter because they are mainly in a large run during the winter and summer they are free in...
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    black sunflower seeds

    hi guys, ive heard loads about boss but today i found some black sunflower seeds in the store that are intended for wild birds, is this the same? can i give them to the chickens? they have shells on. if not i'll just put them on the bird table for wild birds instead. thanks
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    bald bottoms and swollen tummys!

    Hi all , a couple of days ago i noticed feathers on the coop floor which is unusual! but i couldnt see where they were coming from, i wondered if mt two girls had started to molt as they were a year old in march and havnt molted yet, my third hen was ill and that made her molt early. tonight i...
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    Please can someone take a look at my chickens poop?

    My chicken had an edoscopy and general anesthetic last monday for a susspected crop blockage but she hasnt got that, turns out she has a diverticulum (pouch of skin by the crop that shouldnt be there, a defect) anyhow vet said she should be ok and live with it. when i picked her up from vets...
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    Savlon???

    Hi, please can anyone tell me if i can safely use savlon and savlon wound wash spray on a chicken? i know everyone says neosporin cream but we dont have that in England :( i dont know what english version is but we use savlon antiseptic cream for everything here. my chicken broke a toe nail a...
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    are these safe for chickens? (pics)

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    Empying crop / vomiting

    Hi everyone, i have a hen with ongoing crop problems , my thread is 'sour crop' hens name 'Bombie' Ive been given great advice on that thread and had lots of support but what im looking for is some good advice and instructions on emptying the crop as safely and efficiently as possible. she has...
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    Adding new chicks to a flock

    hi guys, we got our chickens from my sons school, he watched them hatch. we now have 3 chickens about a year old. my sons teacher has already mentioned to me that they will be hatching eggs again this year and i know she'll ask me to take at least three more. how would this work? obviously they...
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    Just a few questions

    hi sorry im probly being dim but heres my question: 1, electrolites- where can i buy these? what are they? can anyone give me a brand name so i can search for it? 2, i ordered some DE from amazon, it says food grade. is that all i need to check for it to be safe or should i be checking the label...
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    they are attacking her!

    hi, ive had a chicken whos been really ill shes been in the house for nearly 3 weeks and is still not recovered fully. shes under weight and comb is still pale and dry. she still on antibiotics and im trying to put weight on her but she will only eat the treat food and ignores pellets she also...
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    birdy bra

    hi all i have a chicken with a crop defect , after many infections she now has a pendulous crop ive been told a birdy bra could help found one online made by crazy k its basically a crop support. but £20 bit expensive on top of recent vet bills and its just material! so home making one myself...
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    Putting a chicken on its back?

    Hi, my chicken is unwell again ( thread about sour crop, that's my Bombie) anyway I'm having trouble getting her to take meds from the syringe but she relaxes when I lay her on her back, is it ok to drip meds in her mouth while she's on her back? Any advice will be very gratefully received...
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    Sour crop

    Hi, pretty sure my seven month old rir has sour crop, she was fine last night then this morning v lethargic and shaking. I spoke to a vet after my chicken was sick and brown fowl smelling liquid came out! The vet said it sounds like sour crop and wanted me to take her in for her crop to be...
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    Should I be concerned?

    Hi guys, looking for people's experience about egg laying, I've got three chickens, 2 started laying some time ago and the third about a month latter, we've had rubbery eggs and weird shaped ones and ones spekled with white crust, also some thin shells since she started laying but then we got...
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    Wood chip run

    Hi guys, after having a dirt floor and about 3months of rain I ended up with a swamp! So ordered some hardwood woodchip online, very expensive but it's quite a large run so ....... Anyway now it's nice and dry and seems clean however I'm not actually removing any poop! It's impossible ! Can't...
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    Empty rubbery egg!

    Hi guys, one of my chickens started laying eggs for the first time last week, I've never had chickens before so very excited, she laid one egg every other day for a feww days then one a day then two eggs for two days running, they were all perfect little eggs thou one was longish and had two...
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    Coccidiostat in chick crumbs?

    Hi, does anyone know if Dodson and horrell chick crumbs contain coccidiostat and if so what type? My dog has become very Ill and the vet wants to rule out poisoning from eating the chickens food. I didn't realise it posed any danger to her but they think it's possible, she didn't eat loads just...
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    Is three a crowd?

    Hi, I've recently got three chickens, I've nnoticed that two of them seem to stay together most of the time, dust bath together and roost together ect while the other one will roost on th opposite end of the run! Should I feel sad for her? I don't know if she wants to be alone to sleep ect or if...
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    our coop got finished yesterday!

    Hi, this is only my 2nd post as i joined up this morning. Our chicken coop is finished and i'd love to share some pics with you all. we have never had chickens before and we ordered a coop and run online but when it arrived the coop is lovely but the run looked tiny to me, i dont know how much...
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    hello from south London

    Hello i'm Shell, I've recently aquired 3 chickens, my sons school hatched them from eggs and we brought 3 of them home at 5 days old, they are now 10 weeks old. We have had them inside in a large parrot cage while we have been building an outdoor run for them which is now finished. i bought a...
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