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    What killed my hen

    I woke up this morning and one of my hens had been attacked and killed. One pile of feathers in the backyard, about 2 meters away another pile of feathers and a headless chook. I only have 3 chooks. She was the biggest one and honestly the one I thought would be likely to fight back. I am...
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    Sick hen...not eating or drinking

    Hi, if anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. I got up this morning and one of my girls is just standing there. Not eating or drinking- she looks tired...almost like she is in a trance. I'm in Australia so its been hot here the past few weeks. She laid an egg on Wednesday but not...
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    Suggestions - flower or plants

    Hi community, my beautiful RIR passed away over night. I am so sad, she was our oldest girl. We are going to bury her in our backyard and I'd like to plant a flower or plant to remember her. Any suggestions? I am not really the gardening type so I'm a bit lost. I think some sort of hardy flower...
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    Mites and hard molt

    My 3 year old RIR has been molting for about a month now. The past couple of days she has been looking lethargic and a bit slow. Yesterday her wattle and comb were so pale. I figured it was from molting but thought I better check her for mites too. Well she had mites, quite a few too. I...
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    Serious head pecking

    Hello! I'm having an ongoing issue with one of my hens pecking the other on the comb and back of the head. The chook who pecks is broody a lot of the time, but when she's not, she is so aggressive to one of my isa Brown's. I haven't noticed it for a while but yesterday I saw blood on her comb...
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    Hard molt, acting strange, laid an egg.

    Hi. My little isa brown is about 5 days into a hard molt. Bought her some 21% protein broiler feed as it's winter here and getting really cold. I am 90% sure she laid an egg yesterday...didn't see it bit it looks identical to her usual eggs (only 3 of my girls are laying so it's easy to identify...
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    One egg - hasn't laid since

    Hi all, my little araucana hen laid her first egg 2 weeks ago exactly :celebrate Very exciting, she was 28 weeks old at the time! However, she hasn't laid again since. It's autumn/fall here so the days are getting shorter and cooler but I think it's a little strange to get just the one egg. Is...
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    No eggs

    Hi all. Happy Easter. I was hoping for a little advice. I have 6 hens, and currently only one is laying. I think there are a few reasons but would love some expert opinions. My isa brown who is about 18 months old literally just stopped laying out of the blue about a week ago. I did see a...
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    A hen? Egg song.

    Hi, my caught my 21 week old Aracuana singing the "egg song" about a week ago. I was very excited to hear this as we had assumed she was indeed a she, but weren't 100% sure. Yesterday my husband was buying feed from the hatchery and the guy there said it's still too early to tell :barnie If she...
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    Limping...laid an egg on the roost

    Hello, I have just noticed my ISA vrown is limping. I have checked her over and no obvious injury except what seems like early bumblefoot on her feet. It's one a small black thing on each foot. Her comb is bright red but a little limp. She seems fine otherwise. But...I just noticed an egg has...
  11. KatefromOz

    Girl or Boy?

    Hello! My little aracuana is now 10 weeks old. We were told it takes time to know the sex...is it still too early? Here are some shots from different angles. Any help would be very appreciated :)
  12. KatefromOz

    Help...no heat

    Hello. I've just gotten to work and noticed the heat lamp in our brooder has blown. I have 2 chicks in there one is 1 1/2 weeks, the other is 2 weeks. It's currently 24 degrees celcius at home (75 Fahrenheit) at 8.41am with a top temp today of 30 (86 Fahrenheit). Will they be okay? My husband is...
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    BIG egg!

    My Rhode Island Resort hen has been laying as usual. Got an egg on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...when I got home Thursday night she had laid a mammoth (presumably) double yolker. It weighed 99grams or 3.5 ounces. I didn't think a hen would lay a double yolker the day after laying? Now our...
  14. KatefromOz

    Is this normal? Day old Aracuana

    Hello all. I picked up a day old Aracuana yesterday...I noticed when we got home she had a little 'string' hanging out of her backside. I have attached a photo. I tried to give it a little pull but nothing happened. I didn't want to pull too hard and hurt her (hopefully her). Is it some yolk...
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    Best Friends

    Hey everyone. I have 3 hens and they are best friends. They do EVERYTHING together. The past couple of weeks all three of them head up to the laying box area when one of them lays an egg. They wait up there and then come back out as a group. It's a little strange but so cute! They also sun and...
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    Possible stress leading to not laying

    Hello! Last week my husband and i did a little diy bumblefoot removal on 2 of our hens. My RIR had a bigger 'scab' and required a little digging around. We gave her a epsom salt foot bath and made sure everything was sterile, patched her up and off she went. It's been 8 days and during that...
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    Is this bumblefoot?

    Hello. My husband picked up my chicken earlier to give her a cuddle and a noticed she had some black spots under her foot. No other signs of symptoms from the chicken. I've done a quick search at it looks like bumblefoot to me. Does anyone have a great treatment plan? Thanks!!
  18. KatefromOz

    Is this molting?

    Hello! One of my chickens has started to lose heeeeaps of feathers (my backyard is covered in festhers). I'm in Australia so we have just come into Autumn so I know that's common molting time. I have attched a picture...does this look like a molt? I think this girl is only 10 months old. Another...
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    Is this molting?

    Hello! One of my chickens has started to lose heeeeaps of feathers (my backyard is covered in festhers). I'm in Australia so we have just come into Autumn so I know that's common molting time. I have attched a picture...does this look like a molt? I think this girl is only 10 months old. Another...
  20. KatefromOz

    Constantly broody hen

    Hello...I need some advice about a broody hen please. We have a hen, Gina (not sure of breed - perhaps a golden comet or something similar) who has been broody 3 times in the past 4 months. She has only been laying for just over 4 months so she is still relatively young. Here is my problem... we...
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