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    Eggs on/in eggs?!

    Hi! I have four Astrolorp hens they are over 2 years old. My egg a few weeks ago had a wierd cluster of what looked like eggs in it... nothing unusual since... then this afternoon This egg was laid and I got it still warm as I did hear her lay it, the same kind of eggs on the outside. I would...
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    Chickens won't learn how to use feeder

    I purchased one of those metal feeders that open when the chickens stand on the platform and close when they step off about 3-4 weeks ago. I started by putting the food in with the lid held open and then my 5 12 week old chicks figured out how to use it within 48 hours, but the 4 adult hens...
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    Confused about worming

    Hi so I need to buy new wormer for my chickens and I'm confused as to which to buy, I found Avitrol Plus Wormer Tablets which on some threads say it's great, but on the poultry supply website I found them on in the description of the wormer it says 'not to be used on food producing birds' ah...
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    EMERGENCY

    So I have went to check on my 5 little 8 week old Chicks and one has suddenly got its neck bent back and moving it in circles, when I went to pick it up it jumped up and backwards I am very worried, I took it inside and tried to syringe it some water, when I googled the first thing that comes...
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    New Araucana Chicks, thoughts?

    I'm just excited to have new babies so can't help myself sharing but also I'm wondering if anyone knows if the colours might indicate which are male/female? The perant hens I seen were grey, one being darker than the other and definitely a grey colour, kind of like a storm cloud even and the...
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    Need advice on first time mama hens/baby chicks

    Hi everyone! We have had TWO hens broody and sharing a nest together, they sit side by side and share each others eggs, occasionally one will get off to eat etc but majority of the time they are together in the nest box, there is no fighting etc I don't know how common this is? Anyway Today we...
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    Cold symptoms and swollen eye can't figure out what to do need HELP

    Hi everyone i just have to write all the information i can and hope that someone has the right answer because ive tried to find information that matches my situation but i am unsure I've been having trouble with this chicken since day one starting with leg mites and with her having dry brown...
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    My black mystery hen!

    So I've been looking around all night trying to figure out what this hen could be just because I'm really curious but nothing seems to add up. She is bantam size and jet black with a green sheen appart from her neck which is gold and she has a completely black beak, comb and wattle which are...
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    What birds of prey attack chickens in Australia?

    Hi all. I've been trying to find the answer to this but also generally wouldn't mind a list of any kinds of birds that hunt chickens in Australia, particularly in the inland/city NSW/Canberra? And ways to discourage them from the yard/provide extra protection to chickens who free range without...
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    Unsure of new chickens feet

    Hi all! We have been looking for ages for these bantam hens which are not common in the area and we finally found them for sale, the seller advertising was clearing out all of his birds as he is going over seas for a holiday and had only two of the types we wanted left, which was a perfect...
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    Who wants to play hen or rooster with me?

    Hi all, I've had these chicks for 6 weeks, one is (I think) about 2 weeks older than the other so they are between 6-8 weeks old and I was told that the little one was a Columbian wynedotte bantam which I'm unsure of now Coz the colour looks wrong? The larger one the person I got them off wasn't...
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    Baby chicks acting differently

    Hi everyone, I'm just a bit concerned because two of my chicks (they range around 2-3 weeks now I think) have started to behave differently. I got them about a week ago, they all have some wing feathers now, and they are visibly growing. I've only been feeding them chick starter (I forgot to ask...
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    Hi from AUS Capital!

    Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself I'm a mama from Canberra, Australia and just starting out in the garden for first time looking to meet others who keep a garden/chickens etc, we just got our 4 new chicks yesterday and are extremely excited! (1) Are you new to chickens / when...
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