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  1. TomandBarbara

    Same has happened to every Blacktail I've ever had!

    Hello all I don't seem to have much luck with little red hens.My goldline (hybrid) is 2½years old now. this morning I noticed she was looking a bit solemn and that she was fluffed up and she had a dirty bottom yesterday absolutely fine enjoying foraging out in the garden after they were finally...
  2. TomandBarbara

    please not again.

    For the past week my Columbian Blacktail,Abigail, has been laying huge eggs. The photo shows her usual on the left. We've had 3 like the larger since but with a spot of blood on the shell.not a lot though.Hubby and I had been assuming that it was because they were large. She had a spot of blood...
  3. TomandBarbara

    is it just her age?

    Hello all need a little advice... I have a hybrid light Sussex who is 4&1/2 -nearly 5 years old. This past week her comb and wattle have been darker than normal (almost purple at times) She shows no signs of anything no breathing problems etc but she is moving a lot slower (but then she is a...
  4. TomandBarbara

    flubenvet working

    Every spring and autumn we use flubenvet medicated food to worm our girls but this is the first year we have used the powder first dose sunday and guess what? This mornings poop showed huge mature worms! This is a first (our girls are 1 and 4 years old). Now what? Apart from cleaning washing...
  5. TomandBarbara

    àm at a loss now she's not eating at all

    This is penny our 3 & 1/2 yr bluebell. Since a the girls were wormed (flubenvet premix pellets) she has barely eaten. Today she took some chopped grape and I've seen her have a couple of mouthful of water which has poultry tonic in it. We've tried everything to get her to eat but she is now down...
  6. TomandBarbara

    are we losing her?

    Since yesterday penny, our oldest bluebell(nearly 4yrs old) has been huddled in a corner of the coop just laying there,no sign of eating or drinking. Bit of past history she began having problems about a year ago and started laying the occasional soft she'll this improved but then laid shell...
  7. TomandBarbara

    bumblefoot

    Hello all. Our youngest Tilly had swelling in between her toes,bulbous about the size of a penny. We inspected her feet and lo and behold tell tale black pads in the centre of both her feet! We are in the UK and although there is a vet nearby she can be very expensive so we did our research...
  8. TomandBarbara

    still fighting

    My 3yr old girls are still picking on our newbie POL girls,they are all in the same large coop now so plenty of space but still send each other flapping with some feathers flying! Its been 6weeks now!Has anyone had any luck with integrating new girls? I've seen natural sprays for cats and dogs...
  9. TomandBarbara

    bluebell stopped laying

    Hi everyone hope to get advice from those experienced keepers. My bluebell Penny is 3yrs old and is usually a great layer (5perwk) but over the past week she has laid 2 shell less eggs late afternoon in the garden not in nest box and since then nothing...This is day four of no egg from her. We...
  10. TomandBarbara

    Rosalie update

    For those of you who are experienced with hen welfare and have been kind enough to talk to me about my Rosalie j have an update and a question. For the last 10 days Rosalie had not been eating and drinks only when we give her fluid by the syringe.since being on meds for a yeast infection she...
  11. TomandBarbara

    fungal infection liquid in crop

    Please see my previous post "nystatin third dose" i need help with this please my hen isnt drinking so what is the brown liquid she just bought up?
  12. TomandBarbara

    nystatin third day

    Hello all My gorgeous Rosalie has just had her third dose of nystatin as vet said she had fungal yeast infection. She was lethargic and very unstable 10 days ago and after a couple of days of sheer panic we found a vet near us with experience of chickens (thank you hen welfare trust) Vet put her...
  13. TomandBarbara

    broken beak.Help needed

    My bluebell Penelope has always had a long beak that hooked over the lower beak and it has never been a problem but this morning Inoticed that her beak has broke across the top and too the side.its not bleeding and she is still eating.should I file it at all and will it grow again??
  14. TomandBarbara

    second egg today

    Please read I need some advise. I have a gorgeous 1year Columbian Blacktail,Rosalie who at 7am yesterday laid hee usual egg.however at 7:45 last night she laid another. this one however had a very thin shell that when picked up collapsed. it was normal inside yolk white etc.Rosalie seemed fine...
  15. TomandBarbara

    second egg today

    Please read I need some advise. I have a gorgeous 1year Columbian Blacktail,Rosalie who at 7am yesterday laid hee usual egg.however at 7:45 last night she laid another. this one however had a very thin shell that when picked up collapsed. it was normal inside yolk white etc.Rosalie seemed fine...
  16. TomandBarbara

    has something scared our girls? or is something more sinister going on?

    We have had our three girls since august this year and although we had to put them in the coop ourselves the first two nights, after that they roosted in their run for about half hour before going in the coop by themselves every night. My hubby opened the pop hole this morning and said they...
  17. TomandBarbara

    Respite finally arrived

    Hello From Cluckleberry Place!!The new name of our flock of gorgeous girls. Just an update really We have had our girls a month now but within a few days our blacktail Rosalie developed a sneeze, she got worse over the next few days so was separated from the others and treated with Tylan...
  18. TomandBarbara

    Anyone else from UK?

    Morning all, isnt this a fantastic website!!! Im Christina from England, My Husband Gary and myself become carers of 3 lovely ladies a little under 2 weeks ago,all wonderful characters so completely hooked already. Rosalie has had a bit of a respiratory infection lately but she seems to be...
  19. TomandBarbara

    Hen with a cold

    Hello All, im a newbie here only had my girls for a week now but hoping i can learn from you all. Im in need of a bit of advice, My husband and I purchased 3 gorgeous young hens last week Agatha(a light sussex) Penelope(a bluebell) and Rosalie( columbian Blacktail) all aprx 19 wks old.Agatha and...
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