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    Salmon faverolle chick 5wks old

    Hi! This is my first bunch of Salmon faverolles that I've hatched. Now I know one is definitely a boy and one definitely girl... But there's one I'm not sure on... Help?
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    To keep or not to keep my chick cockerel?

    Hi everybody! Just looking for some advice! I've recently just let my broody hatch some eggs (Legbars and silkies) and I have a legbar cockerel chick. Id like to keep him if it's not going to be a problem. You see, I have a flock of 7 hens and one bantam cockerel. I'm planning on keeping a...
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    Is it because of winter? Rats? Or egg pecking?

    Hi all! I'm a bit puzzled as to what is happening with my flock! Last winter 5 out of 6 hens were laying daily and now 1 maybe two are laying daily! Now here's the thing... I've had evidence of rats around the pen (but never seen one just tunnelling in the ground) but no problems from them so...
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    Pen size..

    Hi! I have 5 hybrids and two bantams. Currently all of them free range around our house (approx 2.5acres). They also have a 5x5m pen with a chicken house in the middle.. Now.. We have puppy (very poorly) who will be coming out of vet hospital soon. He had a very complicated bowel issue that...
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    Is lavender still egg bound?

    Hi! My fav girlie lavender (she's a Bluebelle) was/is egg bound. Basically mon she was squatting/staring her vent area. By mid avo I decided to give her a bath (didn't pass anything..) then wrapped her in a towel n up to the vets. When the vet n I unwrapped her, she had laid a giant goose size...
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    Mystery illness/problem?

    Hi! One of my chickens woke up this morning ill. Came straight out the hen house, avoided the food and sat in the garden... At first I thought she was just put off by other chickens. Then later on, she hadn't really moved much so came over and picked her up (she will normally not let me do...
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    Mites!!!

    Hi, I'm new to keeping chickens. I've discovered yesterday, mites! Thousands of little black/grey things everywhere in coop! I've stripped it down, taken it apart and sprayed poultry shield on it 2x and red mite total kill. Went out this morn and they were all over the wood still! Are these dead...
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    Bad weather, more eggs!

    So the British summer at end and winter approaching! Some how... I'm getting more eggs! It's been raining a couple if days now and I've had more eggs! Is this just a coincidence (I.e chickens just coming if age) or is this the norm in bad weather?
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    Too young to lay? Or just change of scenery?

    Hi! I got my chickens at "point of lay" not sure what age they are... The lady I bought them off said some of her chickens had started to lay but was impossible to say which one (she had around 25+ in her flock). Will it make a difference to a chicken laying an egg if she's moved to a new...
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    Organic feed

    Hi ladies n gents! I'm new to keeping chickens and I live in the UK. Also want my girls to be on an organic foods only diet. Does anybody else here feed organic? If so, which feed would you recommend? There's a few to choose from and I don't know which feed is good! Thank you!
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    First egg on the way?

    One of the light Sussex hybrids has got a huge red swollen bottom.. Does this mean she is about to lay an egg? She keeps squatting and I can see she's straining down there.... Ideas? I've never owned chickens so don't have a clue what I should/shouldn't do! Thank you lady's and gents for your...
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    New member -new to keeping chickens!

    Hi I'm Elz! I'm new to keeping chickens (always been a dream of mine).. Recently, moved house with my little family (2yr daughter, hubby, dog and 2 cats). We rely wanted to live the "good life" and buy a house with a few acres so we could have chickens, goats ect. So we built a 15x15ft pen...
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