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    Whats wrong with my hen? Marek disease? Photos included

    Hi Everyone, My hen has been poorly for a week now it started with her wing dragging on the floor. Bathed her wrapped her up in a towel and put her in a pink cage. Getting her out once a day to have a wonder around. She's just got worse and worse and worse. I thought it was mareks disease...
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    Mareks Vaccine

    Does mareks vaccine work if the hen/chicken already has it? Also can I give it to my other hens that don't show symptoms? If it does.. where in the UK can you get it from/ship it in from? They range from 6months to 6years old.
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    DEFINATELY MAREKS disease.. ANY HELP AND ADVICE NEEDED

    Hi, Posted few days back about my hen. I tried bathing her in warm water to see if an egg was stuck etc. She just got worse. Someone suggested Mareks and I wasn't 100% sure until I researched it. And now i'm over 100% sure she has mareks disease And my hen is flat out. Wing in the air. Leg...
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    Cochin Wing- dragging on floor.

    Hi There Everyone, Just been outside to find my cochin hen's wing is dragging on the floor. Can't feel any breakages and its still warm so I'm guessing blood is still flowing. Have tried to put a saddle on but its not quite holding it up. But has stopped her falling over on it. Shes been...
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    Automatic door/flap

    I'm due to go on holiday next week and have asked the neighbour to look after my hens but don't really trust them to do so (they thought we was going away this week as well and never turned up). My hens are use to being free range and always have been, so really don't want to build a run for...
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    Hen or roo?

    Cochin cross 4 months old.
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    Hen or Roo? Part 2

    Cochin cross. 4months old.
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    This years hatch...

    I have done really really well with my chickens. I have had 9 out of 10 hatch.. Just not doing very well with my baby pheasants. Ones just died after 4 hours.. Anyone any ideas where I am going wrong ? They are on the right temperature and humidity. Doing exactly the same as the hens. Do you do...
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    Help me out please

    Hi Everyone, Help required A gentleman gave me 14 pheasant eggs to hatch. I have got them at the right temperature and they have all started hatching. One was born dead, number two hatched around 1pm today and has just died. Looks like it died in its sleep because its all crawled up. I...
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    Pheasants

    Hi Everyone, Help required A gentleman gave me 14 pheasant eggs to hatch. I have got them at the right temperature and they have all started hatching. One was born dead, number two hatched around 1pm today and has just died. Looks like it died in its sleep because its all crawled up. I...
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    What age ?

    At what age and point do I let the chicks near the older hens? Last year I kept two house til they was the same size, but this year theres going to be too many chicks. There is one cochin cock, one cochin hen, 2 warren, 1 light sussex, 1 leghorn, 1 EE, 1 rhode island red and a cream legbar...
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    Cockerel Claws can these be cut or filed or made less sharp ??

    My cockerel is really treading the hens and his claws are really sharp is there a way I can make them less sharp ? dog nail cutters ? file them ?
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    Chicken wound

    I posted a picture of my hens back the other day and now she has a giant hole there as well. I need to treat it with something.. What do you treat a wound with?
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    Chicks coming out my ears!!!!

    Two hens decided to sit so we let them and have a total of 7 healthy chicks. 6 more due and tonight been to put them in and discovered the light sussex was missing. After an hours search we found her in the bushes with 9 eggs due to hatch at any point!!! How do we stop them sitting? We really...
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    Millie cochin

    This may be in the wrong topic. But what's a millie cochin?
  16. ChurpyChicken

    chick hatched with belly button still attached to the shell.

    What shall i do
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    My bundles of joy!

    Just thought I'd share a picture of my chicks..
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    Hatching taking over 24 hours any suggestions (3 days now)

    One of my eggs has been hatching for over 24 hours now the shell is cracked and you can see the membrane, the little guy is still cheeping but its getting weaker. Not sure how to help him put warm water on the membrane to soften it but not sure if theres anything else I can do to help him or how...
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    Born today

    Any ideas what she/ he is? Very unusual chick!
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    Hen tried to kill its chick

    My hen decided she was going to kill her chick luckily I got out there in time. She had pecked it until there was some blood on its head. She had kicked it out the nest and had left it. The chick is now breathing and on the radiator with a lamp. Will a 240 watt lamp keep the chick warm enough...
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