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    Poorly hen, need your help please

    Hi this is Bessie, I noticed today she is very lethargic and her face appears redder than normal. Her tail is slightly down and she just wants to be on her own. When I talk to her she shakes her head which she has never done before. I have put her in a dog cage with water and a few drops of...
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    Mixing silkies and hens together

    Hi I have the hens pictured above and I would like to know if I could introduce my Silkies to them and keep them altogether. The hens are 1 year and 1 1/2 years old and my Silkies are 19 weeks old. I guess they are too young at the moment but can I keep them together and if so what age should...
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    Using sand in chicken coop

    Hi, a few weeks ago there was a post for coop of the week and they used sand on the coop floor and nest boxes, I asked what sand they used but did not see the answer now I don't know how to go back to previous post. Does anyone else use sand? is it better than chippings if so what sand should...
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    moulting

    Hi do chickens moult late May early June, only the coop is full of feathers and I have1 rather bald belly hen? I noticed she was looking bald and red on her tummy but now she has a bald bottom? I have checked for mites and can not see anything and every time I clean them out I sprinkle DE in...
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    Broody hen

    Hi All, one of my hens (Maggie) appears constantly broody and each time her temperament changes. This time she has been broody for seems weeks and weeks. I take her off the nest box every day so she can run around and eat. When I take her off she is like a wind up toy or a chicken on drugs...
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    quail eggs

    Hi. I just wanted to show my first 4 quail eggs, I cant believe the size difference in 4 days. I do have a question! these eggs may be fertilised if I were to incubate some in the future is it ok to put members of the same family together, interbreeding? thanks :)
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    how long do i feed my chicks crumb for?

    Hi all my silkie's are 5 weeks old, how long do I feed chick crumb for, thanks :)
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    Help need your advice please

    Hi all (I did post this on raising baby chicks, sorry still learning how to use this, der) someone is selling a male quail and house and I am thinking about buying him. I will get him some hens but what worries me is that I wont eat the eggs knowing what he has been doing, you know what I...
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    I need advice on quails please

    Hi all someone is selling a male quail and house and I am thinking about buying him. I will get him some hens but what worries me is that I wont eat the eggs knowing what he has been doing, you know what I mean. I only have hens at the mo does anyone eat the eggs where there is a male and...
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    silkie chicks

    Hi all, i bought three chicks a week ago they are about two weeks old. they are growing so quick. The larger one of the three is dusting but i have them on wood shavings. is there anything i put in there so they can dust properly? they are so lively especially at night. I have them indoors in...
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    Marks on one of my chicken's eggs

    Hi all i had trouble downloading my pictures i hope you can see the marks clearly. When my hen lays on the coop floor the eggs have like a water mark on them, any clues as to what it is? thank you :)
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    Is there anything important im missing in my chickens diet?

    Hi, i feed my girls layer pellets and a feed called poultry gold, it contains wheat, cut maize, linseed seed, peas, hen grit, oyster shell, hipro soyabean (ext), limestone granules, sunflower extract, wheatfeed, dicalcium phosphate, salt, DL-methionine, layers supp(DSM) oil. They can not get...
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    disposing of chicken poop

    Hi, can i ask what do you do with the dirty litter after cleaning out your chickens? my partner took some bags to the tip the other day and they would not take them as they are toxic. I now burn it on a fire but it smoulders and i cant burn it quick enough and end up with lots of bin bags.
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    Why do my chickens stay out after dark?

    Hi, I always thought chicken will no come out after the sun goes down? Wrong! as the nights are drawing in i get home just as its getting dark. I have 7 Chickens in a 14ft by 7ft shed and always let them out when i get home but the days are getting shorter and i open the shed door they come...
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    Broody hen

    Hi, Can anyone help please! I have a broody hen, (the in the middle of my profile picture) she has been laying on eggs for about 4 days now. She has moved nesting boxes so she must be getting out to eat and drink. I have read that i have to move her to a wire bottom cage to cool her down, but...
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    Hello

    Hi everyone i am new to this :)
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