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    Dead Chicken...eaten eggs!

    I have just found one of my welsummer hens dead inside the coop. She seemed well yesterday along with the other ten birds of various breeds. This particular bird seemed to be top of the pecking order. She was still warm when I found her, suggesting that she was not long dead. I also found that...
  2. MikeBarnes

    Feather loss

    I have a flock of 12 birds. A mix of breeds. I have noticed over the last few weeks that some of the birds are loosing the feathers to the front of their neck, some loosing all the feathers on their neck and parts of the head. I thought at first that they might be malting. But am wondering if...
  3. MikeBarnes

    Infection in foot.

    I have a Black Copper Marans hen who lost a toe about one week ago, she must have snagged it in the wire fencing?. I have not treated it, hoping it would just heal up, which it has. However, the ankle now looks inflamed. Should I wait to see if the inflammation and possible infection sorts...
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    Infections?

    I have a Black Copper Marans hen that has recently suffered a loss of a toe. I can only think that she got it caught in the wire fencing. This happened about one week ago and I have not treated it, hoping that would just heal over. I have recently noticed inflammation around the ankle. I am...
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    Introducing new birds to the flock.

    I have six black copper Marans that I have had since day old chicks (they are now about 3 months old). Five of these are roosters :( However, I went out a got myself four more hens to even it up and so that the single BCM has company. I got two 9 month old BCM hens and two 9 month old Welsummers...
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    Nesting box design?

    I have just about finish my first chicken coop. I only have to put in the roosts, the nesting boxes, feed and water. The floor area is about 8ft x 8ft, and walls about 4 ft high around the walls (going to about 6ft in the center). I am guessing that nesting boxes are pretty simple. I have heard...
  7. MikeBarnes

    Are these black copper marans all males?

    These chickens are french copper Marans and about 11 weeks old. I have one that has almost no copper coloring on the neck and no comb. I am thinking that she is the only female! :(
  8. MikeBarnes

    Black copper Marans

    I am new to keeping chickens and am totally hooked! I have six black copper marans that I got as day old chicks on 25th December. They are now about ten weeks old. I think I have 5 roosters and one hen! Had hoped the other way round.
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