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    Limping Hen

    I have a young hen who has been limping for a while now. There are no signs of bumblefoot or any other injury I can see. We have a large rooster. Perhaps he has hurt her? Any ideas? I am in Australia so can’t access pain meds without a script. Are there any other pain management ideas? Thank you!
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    Hen Staggering, Droopy Wing

    I have a 3-year-old Welsummer hen who has been unable to stand for long before her wing droops and she lies down on her side. This has been going on for about a month. I have her separated in a large cage. She is still eating well. Her comb is red and eyes are clear. She has been wormed and...
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    New Nesting Box Disaster!

    We were having huge egg losses due to crows and bush turkeys helping themselves from our mower-catcher nesting boxes so invested nearly $200 in a two-hole roll away nesting box - problem is the girls don’t want a bar of them! I took away the mower catchers and now they are just laying randomly...
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    Roo attacking returning hen

    We have had a great experience with our roo- he’s gentle with the ladies, offering them food and standing up to the barking dog on the other side of the fence. However, we’ve had a buff Sussex raising two chicks in a pen that is inside the coop and today I thought I’d let her out for a dustbath...
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    Head Shaking Pullet

    My Coronation Sussex pullet has been shaking her head constantly since we got her about a month ago. She has not got mites but I've given her an extra treatment anyway, her ears are clear and healthy. I've had her on antibiotics for 5 days. No improvement. She's eating well and putting on...
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    Hello from Australia!

    Hi, I'm a first-time chook parent and look forward to the support I can glean from this forum. I have four girls: a lavender Araucana, a splash Orpington, an ISAbrown and a silver Sussex with one foot. Jay
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    One-footed hen

    Hello! Just became hen parents for the first time on the weekend. One of the girls, a silver Sussex, is missing the front of her foot (she was injured at her previous owner's and returned to the chicken breeder). She gets around well on her little drumstick. The biggest problem is that she can't...
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