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    Respiratory Disease or hay fever?

    Hi! My millefleur pekin has been making sneezing sounds for a while (a month?) and I didn't know that sneezing was a sign of respiratory diseases. I don't think she has any other symptoms and at the moment she's gone broody so she doesn't appear ill - just angry! Could another option be hay...
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    Scaly leg mites - early signs?

    Hi! I was checking over the girls today and noticed one had slightly raised scales. She seems very healthy and runs around with her usual vigour. But I realised I know nothing about how to look out for these sorts of mites (other than the scales) or how to treat them. Any info would be really...
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    Broody chicken sitting on another broody chicken??!!

    Hi! One of my pekin bantams is broody and another of my girls (a black rock hybrid) started as well. However, the black rock doesn't tend to sit on eggs - rather the little broody pekin bantam!! I'm wondering if this is normal behaviour? And what should I do about it? I'd like to hatch some eggs...
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    Severe outbreak of H5N8 in my local area!!!!!

    I have no idea what the symptoms in birds are of this influenza and I'm feeling desperate as I can't find any mention of symptoms on the internet! Newspapers are saying to keep poultry indoors and limit all contact with wild birds..... the only thing I can think of is our stables but I know the...
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    My Peking chicken is being chased off??

    Ok so I currently have four chickens (a Polish rooster, a Thuringian rooster, a Silkie hen and a Pekin hen) and the silkie has recently started laying but the pekin hasn't started yet and lately I've noticed that she wanders around by herself and the others kind of chase her off..... anything I...
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    Mites/lice

    How can I tell if my chickens have red mites?? Also what other mites/lice do I have to worry about in the UK? And do plastic coops help with the problem?Thanks!
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    What breed?!

    I've asked on this site before about the breed of this chicken and whilst they were helpful they weren't definite answers:) .... A few said that he could possibly be an Easter egger? He's about eight weeks now. Thanks!:)
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    Help! What breed?!

    Up until recently I thought one of my chicks was a buff Orpington but now I'm not so sure - he/she really doesn't look like one anymore! So could anyone tell me what breed? [/IMG]
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    Hi there! :)

    Hi! I'm new to raising chickens and I have four 3 week old chicks who are a Pekin, Opington, Black Polish and a Silkie (at least I think that's what they are but I could be wrong!) and I was wondering how early on I can start sexing them? Any help would be most welcome!
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    New to chickens and new to this site!

    Hi! I have four 3 week old chicks that consists of a Pekin, Opington, Black Polish and a Silkie (at least I think that's what they are but I could be wrong!) and I was wondering how early on I can start sexing them? Any help would be most welcome!
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