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    Prolapsed and bleeding vent, after laying egg with shell that didn't stick

    I posted the other day about my favourite hen having crop problems, but now it's worse and I'm worried I'll lose her. Please help! Nobody replied to my other post :( I've done an awful lot of research before getting hens, but I really need help with this. Or at least to know someone is...
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    My favourite hen's crop isnt emptying...

    Hello! I have 5 ex battery hens that Ive had for 2 months, but they are wonderful and it's like theyve been here forever. Yesterday I noticed that my favourite hen Ginger's crop was full at lunchtime, but I assumed she'd just been overindulging. This morning at dawn they trotted out of the...
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    Closing coop overnight in summer?

    Hello! Quick query: My five ex-batts are now very well adjusted and doing "hen" things. At night they trot into their coop & put themselves to bed. But with the summer dawn, they are awake at 4am tapping on the door to be let out. Sometimes one of us is up then, but more usually it'll be...
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    Building perches for the run

    Hello, As Ive said elsewhere, I adopted 5 ex batts last weekend. I was told not to put any perches up because their legs would be weak, but they seemed keen to hop up on things (not high, just about their neck level) so I put out some offcuts of wood as a shallow ramp and another as a crossbar...
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    How to adapt coop so the hens stop sleeping in nestbox?

    Hiya, I have this coop, a basic 1m square coop with two nest boxes attached: http://www.chickencoopsdirect.com/dorset-chicken-coop.htm It opens into a large covered run. Last sunday I adopted 5 ex-battery hens. Theyve been pretty quick learners; theyve learnt how to use the treadle feeder...
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    One of my ex-batts, adopted yesterday, doing classic sick hen pose

    Hi, Before I forget, here's a photo http://imgur.com/NsfCHId So, yesterday I adopted 5 ex-batts. Most in poor condition (feathers like sticks and stumps etc). They went in the coop for the afternoon and overnight. Today, I opened the pophole an hour after sunrise. The sick hen was first...
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    Treats ~ advice on quantity & frequency please! For new ex-batts

    Hiya! Yesterday i brought home my 5 ex-bats, v exciting! They are in a bit of a bad way in that their tail and wing feathers are just sticks, but i know this will improve. We got them home 3 hours before dusk so i just put them in the coop with food and water. My coop has a small window and I...
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    Does this coop have enough ventilation?

    Hiya, So, I read the excellent article about ventilation quoted on the forums recently. It made me wonder if my coop has enough ventilation. I've bought this one - could you knowledgeable souls have a look for me please? http://www.m.chickencoopsdirect.com/dorset-chicken-coop.html I...
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    How to get started with deep litter in my new run - assuming it's the best option?

    Hi again! My run is due to be built next week, for my 5 ex-bats due in 4 weeks. Very excited! It'll be 6 x 1.5 metres, 6 foot high walk in, with a sloped clear corrugated plastic roof, against a fence. The coop will be up against it and the hens will be released into it via a ramp. So, I have...
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    Woodstaining the coop - inside as well as out?

    Hi! I recently bought and assembled a wooden coop. Then, following correspondence with the vendor, it transpired that I need to stain the wood to protect it. I wish I'd know that before assembling! Never mind. I get my hens in a month and was advised that water based woodstain (rather than...
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    oops, where are my manners?! hi! I'm techiebabe :)

    Hello, just realised that I should have introduced myself! I'm techiebabe. (My real name is Flash), I'm 40, and about to get my first chickens! I've read everything I can, handled hen at the city farm, and so on. But I'm sure I'll be here asking for help in due course! For now, I do have a...
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    advice needed: will this adoption work? 4 ex-bats and 2 pet layers

    Hi, Im down to adopt my first hens, 5 ex-bats in mid March. On another forum, there's a request for someone in my area of UK to resue 2 hens, laying, sadly needing a new home. They are 3 yrs old, a bluebell and a black Sussex. Like the ex-bats they are vaccinated. I've offered to help if...
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