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    My chicken wont support herself?

    Good morning all, My 4 year old hybrid (last of my flock) has been deteriorating recently. For the past month she’s had a limp on her left leg, it got really bad and I took her to the vet I used to work at and we had her on some pain killers. For a while the painkillers really worked and...
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    Drunken bird

    good afternoon guys, This post is more for support for me dealing with this.... One of my hens (they’re 3 years old) has started becoming very wobbly. She’s normally a social chicken and jumps onto my back, sits in my lap and gets into everything. She’s still running around but she seems to be...
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    What can I do?

    Afternoon chicks! My 2 year old hybrid hen has started to become very lethargic. At first I thought she was broody because she’s just been sat inside. But now her comb is floppy and the edges are going blue. She has a very mucky bottom & she keeps stretching her neck and opening her beak. She’s...
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    Pretty egg or serious trouble?

    havent posted in ages as things have been going swimmingly with my girls. I’m getting MASSIVE eggs every now and then as well as beautiful normal sized ones. (Picture of big egg included!) I’ve had an issue with one of my films laying soft shells, upped the calcium & oyster shell. Have given...
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    What am I?

    So my two little ones are 11 days old. Still absolute no idea what breeds! Any ideas? Also any clues in sex via wings? As will need to re home any cocks due to my council laws
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    Help with my new chicks - advice needed!

    Hi guys! My broody Silkie is currently hatching four fertile eggs, from a random breed (what breed is the photo?!). One hatched last night and another is currently peeping. I'm at a cross roads! I thought I would leave them with mum and let her raise them, but this seems like a lot of work for...
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    First time broody silkie being attacked!

    Hello all, (sorry if this is a common thread but I am at my wits end of searching for help) my little silkie has just started her broodiness for the first time. She spends all day sitting in the nest box on nothing and if she does come out the head hen (a hybrid) will pluck her feathers and...
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    Blind uterus.

    My silkie unfortunately prolapsed will trying to pass (the worlds biggest) egg. It was way too big for her, I rushed her to my vets and we cleaned her up and tried to remove the egg. With no luck we sedated her and two of my vets confirmed there was no hole for the egg to come out of (blind...
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    Mysterious non egg layer?

    I recently adopted my Plymouth barred, she is 2 years old & saved her from the pot. She's been stressed from the move but has finally settled in fine and even takes her self to bed at last! When I adopted her I was told she's pure bred and is out of egg laying season. I'm new to poultry...
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    Rescued skittish barred Plymouth

    Yesterday I went and purchased a chicken from a couples small holding that was off to the pot if no one was going to take her off their hands. I fell in loooooove with her as soon as I saw her picture! She's 2 years old and currently not laying. The owner told me she's off season. I asked so...
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    Sleepy silkie!

    My silkie is 10/11 weeks old now, she lives outside with her sister & 4 other hybrid hens. Recently I noticed she's not been as active as the others. She comes out the coop last in the morning and just finds somewhere to perch and goes to sleep, all day! Her crop & tummy don't feel funny, and...
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    hello, new chicken mumma.

    Hello! I have six 8week old chickens, 4 hybrid hens & 2 silkies (yet to find out the sex...) I've had to silkies since they were 3 days old, two of the hens at a day old & actually hatched the other two at my work. Recently moved outside & learning the life of chickens, instead of being mummas...
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