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    Broody hen hasn't left the nest in days??

    Hi, I have a broody orpington who has been sat on a clutch of eggs for a few days. 2 days ago I moved her into a seperate coop and since then I don't think she has left the nest at all. There has been no sign of poo in the coop or attatched run and she doesn't appear to have eaten or drank...
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    Desperately need help with my poorly boy!

    last week one of my hens died unexpectedly. The only symptom she had was a slightly pale comb which i put down to her moult and the weather. Around the same time, my Orpington boy's comb began to turn blue at the tips. He also was showing. No other symptoms until today when his condition has...
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    My chickens have mites!!!!

    My chickens have mites!! :@ I just went to muck the coop out and i saw these tiny black mites crawling all over the nest boxes. I have flubenvet so I will treat the chickens with that and dust them with DE, but I want to treat the coop with something that will definitely kill the mites. I know...
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    should I separate my broody hen?

    Hello :) I have a small flock of 5- 3 welsummer hens, an orpington hen and an orpington roo- in my back garden, and one of my hens, a welsummer, has gone broody and has been sitting on 3 orpington eggs for the past 3 days. I understand that welsummer hens are not known for being the best...
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    Do I need more hens for my roo?

    Hi, I have a blue Orpington Rooster, one orpington hen, and three welsummer hens. The two orpingtons are about 8/9 months old and the welsummers are nearly 2 (and are significantly smaller than the orpingtons). My Rooster is a lovely boy and absolutely beautiful, but he's also very big and is...
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    Feather pecking!

    Hi, I have a flock of five chickens- one Roo and 4 hens. My Roo is an Orpington, as is one of my hens, and the others are welsummers. Over the last 2 months or so I've been tackling feather pecking and nothing seems to be working! It started with one of the welsummers, she would peck and pull at...
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    I have a problem with feather pecking!!

    Hi guys, I have a small flock of 5, 4 hens and 1 accidental rooster. Lately my welsummers have begun pecking at each others feathers. The feathers on the necks and backs of two of my welsummers are looking awful! I know some of the blame lies with my rooster, but mostly it's the hens. They...
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    I need help with my nettle problem!

    Hi guys! I'm not much of a gardener, and i need some help from you backyard chicken experts! About three years ago I moved into a house that had been empty for 3 years. The garden was a mess! I've managed to get most of it sorted out and looking almost ok, but I'm still having problems! The...
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    Fertile or infertile?

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    Chicken vomiting and abnormal poop! (warning: poop pics)

    Hi, I was just sat watching my hens and I noticed that one of my welsummers, Professor Umbridge, was pecking at a patch of liquid on the floor. at the time I assumed it was just spilled water, as I had just changed their water. However, a few minutes later I saw her regurgitate on to the floor...
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    Accidental Rooster needs a name!

    A few weeks ago I bought what I was told was an almost-point-of-lay Orpington Hen. As a first time chicken owner, although i did have some misgivings over her colour and the glossiness of her neck feathers, I took the seller at her word, but over the last few weeks Delilah (my absolute favorite...
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    I need a name for this Hen!

    Hi guys! I can't think of a name for this buff/black orpington hen. She's a lovely girl and such a beauty. She deserves a name but I can't think of one that suits her! She was alpha hen in my friends coop, but she had to give her up because she was making too much noise on a morning and annoying...
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    Orpington won't roost on the roosts!

    Hi :) My Orpington hen is refusing to sleep on the roosts and instead sleeps in the nest boxes which are on the floor of the coop :@ The first roost is 15 inches from the floor and the second is about 22 inches. She had no problem jumping up onto my shoulder when I was sat on top of the nest...
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    I can't think of a name for this Chicken!!

    Hi all! The other day I picked up 3 Welsummers and a blue Orpington, all hens. They all have names (Delilah for the Orpington and Betsy and Merida for 2 of the Welsummers as named by my daughter) except the alpha hen. She's a bit of a bully and seems quite proud and definitely dominant. As you...
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    Opinions please! Best breeds for a small mixed flock

    Hello everyone! We're getting closer to finishing our coop so I'm looking into chicken breeds. Our flock will be of just 5/6 hens. At least one of those will be an Orpington. I want a few different breeds, preferably all docile and good layers, who will all get along in the same coop. So...
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    How much head room?

    Hi, we're building our coop from an old play house within an enclosed run. The run will be 6 ft tall and will have a roof. Our problem is, the play house is currently 8ft tall! It sits on stilts, so in order to make it fit within the run we have two options. option one, take away the stilts...
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    Which coop do I buy??

    Hi guys! I'm soon going to be getting my first hens! We're going to have 4/5 Orpingtons or similar larger egg layers/pets. We're building a big, walk-in run and we've decided to buy a coop to put in it rather than building our own. My budget for the coop will be £100-150 (pounds, not dollars!)...
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    Small flock of different breeds. Which ones do I choose?!

    Hello! I'm a newbie to the chicken keeping world. We've just started building our coop and run, it should be big enough to hold 6/7 chickens comfortably but as we have no experience whatsoever in poultry keeping we've decided to limit our starter flock to 4 birds, all girls. My garden is not...
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    Chicken run help!

    Hello! I've come up with an idea for my chicken coop but I'm new to chicken keeping so I need some advice as to whether or not my idea would be suitable. I'm planning on getting about 4-6 chickens, not entirely sure on which breeds to get yet but that's a different matter. I have no construction...
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    Would this be suitable for keeping Quail?

    Hi :) We're thinking of getting 5 or 6 quail to be kept in our garden as pets and for eggs. The only bird I have kept before was a budgie so this will be a fairly new experience! So I have a few questions about their possible accommodation... Would something like this (see picture) be...
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