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    Sleeping in nest box

    Some of my hens are sleeping in & soiling their nest box at night. The others roost on the roosting bars in the coop. They have plenty of room - any suggestions?
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    Hens not laying

    Three of my four hens stopped laying after a dog attack about 10 weeks ago. The three who are not laying didn't appear to suffer any physical injuries - strangely the one who was badly bitten by the dog, has recovered and is laying an egg each day. Is there anything I can do to encourage the...
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    Down to 1 Egg

    Hi - I lost one of my hens to a dog attack recently. I've moved the remaining 4 to a bigger, more secure run. However we are now down to an egg a day - Blanket, who was badly injured by the dog, is strangly, the only one laying! I noticed recently that two of the hens appear to be building a...
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    Betty gone to Chicken Heaven

    Hi All - sad news - just lost one of my five hens (Betty - picture above) today after a dog (or fox?) attack. Blanket has a nasty bite on her back also - I hope she'll be ok. The other three are badly shaken but appear to be ok. Lots of treats and tender loving care for the next few weeks! I'll...
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    Egg shaped for the occassion!

    I have my hens for over a year now & they have been laying very well. Last week, on the morning my grandchild (Isobel) was being baptised the hens layed her a present of a tiny egg - see link. How did they know what was going on? This morning they produced this pointed egg - what does it...
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    Crowded Nest Box

    Hi All - I've got 5 great hens. They have two identical nest boxes, along side each other, but they will only use one of them. This morning there were three hens in one box and the other two were trying to join them too! Is this normal - how can I encourage them to use both boxes? Frank
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    What does vent gleet look like?

    I noticed that one of my 5 chickens was out of sorts & didn't want to leave the coop today. On inspection her vent area is quite 'raw' with missing feathers, some whitish scores and black 'spots' around the swollen vent. Is she suffering from gleet or thrush? If so how can it be cured? Worried Frank
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    Shell Removal

    My hens have been laying for the past 5 weeks. It's just great having the constant supply of fresh eggs. One problem I've discovered is when we 'hard boil' the eggs - it's next to impossible to remove the shells - it's as if they have been applied with super glue. Any solutions? Are the eggs...
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    Laying Out

    My five hens are about 25 weeks old and have been laying for the past 5 weeks. From the start they have used both laying box to lay their 4 or 5 eggs per day. Today I found an egg outside the coop - on the grass of the chicken run. Is this normal or something I should worry about? Thanks in...
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    Soft Eggs

    Hi - My 20 week old pullets (I've 5 of them) have just started to lay. I've had 4 small, but perfect, eggs over 3 days. This morning I discovered a shell-less egg in the coop bedding beneath the perches. There was no shell & I don't think the birds had noticed it before I removed it. The other...
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    Full Irish Breakfast

    Hi everyone - our chickens just started to lay. The first four small eggs were just enough to have scrambled egg with our bacon, sausage, black pudding and toast - the Full Irish Breakfast. I'd forgotten just how yellow proper 'free range' egg yokes were. It brought back childhood memories
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    Visiting Wild Birds

    Hi All - I've noticed over the past few days that my new chickens are having daily visits from some wild pidgeons and a pheasant. Is there any danger of them picking up disease etc. What should I be looking for?
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    Chickens first time out - now won't go in!

    Hi - I've got 5 pullets who are about 17 weeks old. They were obviously raised inside as they had to be encouraged to go out of the coop into the chicken run on their first day - once outside they appeared to be very happy, however we have to physically put them back in the coop at night - when...
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    Hi From Ireland

    Hello everyone - since Saturday last I'm the proud owner of 5 POL Pullets - they are about 17 weeks old. On their first morning they were very wary and had to be encouraged out of their new coop into the small run on our lawn. My wife had a bit of a panic when she thought one of them had escaped...
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