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    Mixing vaccinated with non vaccinated flock?

    Hi I’ve seen a very beautiful showgirl for sale but she’s been vaccinated against many diseases such as mycoplasma ,Newcastle etc. I’ve got not vaccinated silkies is it bad if I mix a vaccinated bird with my non-vaccinated flock? Thanks
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    Sick chick Help!

    Hi I have a three week chick that’s normally very chirpy but today is not chirping even if I go to pick her up and is breathing from mouth. All the rest are chirping. I ran out of food for 2 days and have them some bread. Please help! She’s also when she eats when I just got them the chick...
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    Is my hen about to lay an egg?

    Hi I’ve got 6 silkie hens and 2 cockerals. Only 1 of my painted silkies has ever laid as she’s 1 1/2 yrs old all the rest are around 25 weeks including the cockerals. My cockeral has began to mount one of my 25 week old hens. Is that a sign on a soon to be egg? Also he isn’t mounting the rest...
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    Should I get a serema?

    Hi I was debating whether to get a serema chick that’s for sale? I already have silkies. What are your thoughts on what I should do and pros and cons? Please help Many thanks
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    An only chick what should I do?!

    Hi I’ve had an incubation disaster and only one egg seems to make it to day 9! Is it bad to raise an alone chick as I’ve only got the parents and will it be able to socialise later on with other chickens? I’ve asked around for some chicks I’m in herts uk but no one seems to have it at this time...
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    Help! Found a hole

    Hi I just found around 4 holes by my chicken coop behind the trees in a leafy dark place of the garden where we don’t really go. What animal could of dug this home and are they dangerous to chickens? I also found some poo by there that was like a dog poo. I’m in the uk. Thanks
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    Are rats dangerous?!!

    Hi I have very small 7 inches silkies and Im worried about rats as they are the only things that can get into the run and probably coop. Are they dangerous to my chicken? Thanks
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    Please help! Chicken not well

    Hi I have a chicken which has a toenail that is pointing upwards and it keeps losing balance it is clearly in pain and is all huddled up in a corner with its tail down and walks very slowly and somewhat seems lethargic. What should I do , should I cut if the toenail? Also my family said it may...
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    Baby chick and rooster

    Hi I am planning to allow my broody hen to sit. She is a citron silkie and only 6 1/2 inches big and was planning for her to hatch a Brahma eggs. I also have a 25cm tall miniature silkie cockeral. I was wondering if the cockeral will fight the Brahma rooster as they be in a 10ft by 10ft dog run...
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    Chain link run help!

    hi I’m getting chickens this week and I have a chain link run with a shed as a coop. I’ve seen a fox climb it and it doesn’t have a roof on! I was wondering what sort of mesh I should use to make the roof fox proof? And how I would put the mesh roof on as I can’t nail it as it’s made out of...
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    Silkies and predators

    Hi I’m going to get some micro miniature citron silkies and micro miniature Siamese silkies. The breeder said that when fully grown they will be 8 inches (20cm) tall. I’m a bit worried as how small they are and the predators. I was planning to keep them in 40m electric netting and a shed as...
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    Feathered feet and silkies during winter

    Hi I was planning to hatch silkie,silkie feathered pekins,Brahmas and Orpingtons. So they will be 16 weeks by December. I was wondering if I should be worried about their feathered feet during winter and silkies and silkie Pekin feathers aren’t waterproof and we have a lot of rain in winter and...
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    hatching eggs in the uk?

    hi im looking for showgirl hatching eggs in uk for my broods does anyone have some or know someone that does? Many thank Ozkan
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    Standard vs bantam cochin

    Hi my mum wants bantam cochins ( pekin bantams) But I want standard cochins. I was wondering if one tends to go broody more then another as I was looking for a broody hen and their energy levels. Many thanks Oznan
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    Mycoplasma In chickens

    Hi One week ago I gave all my chickens away which had mycoplasma. I have no more chickens at the moment. I'm going to virkon the coops and run. I was planning to get chickens in 3 weeks. Will there still be mycoplasma present? And how long can it survive in the ground and environment without...
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    Brahma size?

    Hi I was just considering getting 3 lemon Pyle standard brahma hens and 1 lemon Pyle brahma.Does the colour affect the size of the brahma? And if so is the lemon Pyle brahma as big as the other ones? How big will the rooster be? Ozkan
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    Electric fencing

    Hi I have a 50m 1m 30cm high electric fence. I was going to move my chickens in there when it turns warmer, but I wasn't sure if my olde English standard game was going to fly over it as they like living in trees? Any suggestions please Ozkan
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    Please Help sick rooster??

    Hi I have 1 rooster to 9 hens he is a standard olde english game. It is winter and temps are around -1 degrees he has frost bite on his comb. But he isn't wet as we have a roof on the top of the winter run. He has not been himself and is sneezing and opening his beak almost like to stretch it...
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