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    Huge black scab and large lump

    I noticed some ruffled feathers on my hen and was shocked to find this underneath. Any ideas on what on earth could have happened?[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]
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    Urgent help needed!!

    My broody hen hatched three chicks today but then bugged out and took them outside abandoning on in the Nest and I found her with one sheltering under her outside and one limp and almost lifeless on the ground. I've tucked it under my woodstove inside a slipper with some blankets as I don't have...
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    Puss filled nostrils?

    I noticed one of my Pekins had what looked like a large growth on her nostril. I got hold of her and it looked lik an extension of her beak. I gave it a bit of a poke and this horrible chunk of some thing fell out with the consistency of avocado. She now has a big yucky hold where her nostril...
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    Our coop redesign

    We moved into a new place two months ago. The chicken coop was a shed missing a door with a broken roost inside. The run was pretty good but the wire was in base shape. We fixed up all of the wire on the fence and door, added our old front door to the shed, cut out a chicken door and added a...
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    Chicken going down hill fast

    One of my girls has been off for a few weeks. She has been gaping a lot, takes naps often and has a droopy tail. I first suspected gape worms so treated her, she perked up a little bit but then went down hill a bit. Next I tried antibiotics incase of a respiratory infection (no other sign of a...
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    Gaping hen

    I have a hen who keeps extending her neck and gaping. She is still free ranging but it slow and lethargic, I can just walk over and pick her up. Crop feels fine. All other hens are fine too. Ive tried to get her to drink with no luck. Left her sitting fluffed up in the middle of the run :/ have...
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    Re design of existing coop

    I've just moved into my dream Country property! There is a large veggie patch with coop already in the corner. It's shaded by an overhanging tree, not very stable looking and does t have a section for the birds to be closed in properly at night. I'm considering building a run outside of the...
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    Sick Silkie

    I have three silkies around 9 months old kept in a coop in my backyard. Last night I noticed one of my girls was just sitting and not doing anything. She lets me pick her up and do whatever I want which is unusual! I kept her inside overnight to keep warm. She ate some yoghurt this morning, but...
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    First laying Silkie has a support network

    Hello all After months and months of waiting we finally have one of out three silkies laying! She has laid for five days straight now which is fantastic as I didn't think Silkies laid the often. Anyway, I've been spying during laying time and my other two ladies seem to be going inside with...
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    My first Silkies

    Hello everyone, This is day three with my three new silkies, and my first experience with chickens ever! I've been so nervous and worried about them, and they seemed to want nothing to do with me! I've been putting them to bed every night because they haven't worked out where to go yet...
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