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    Saw a single flea. Do I need to treat?

    i saw a single flea in a nest box last night when I put the girls to bed. Thought it was a little crawly or a fly but it definitely jumped like a flea. I recently changed their bedding (hemp) and sprayed with poultry shield then dusted with DE before adding clean bedding. I have 3 Pekin bantams...
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    Fed up with broodiness

    I have 3 Pekin bantams (cochins) a year old. Two of them have been broody twice this spring already and once last autumn. I can break the broodiness using a broody jail that I have left set up ready but I’m sick of it. I feel sorry for them being locked up as they’re normally freerange all day...
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    Hen staggering won’t eat sleeping in nest box

    hello I have 4 one year old Pekin Bantams who are just coming into lay. One of them has not yet laid and the last few days seems only to be passing white or pale green diarrhoea (no sign of food passing through). They’re freerange all day in my garden and have access to chicken food and various...
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    Advice for training deaf dog to ignore chickens

    hi we have an elderly deaf dog who doesn’t have a strong prey drive BUT does love to chase pigeons out of our garden. His body language is fairly relaxed when he does it. I’d like to be able to let him off lead in the garden when our new chickens are freeranging. He’s not paying any attention to...
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    Invermectin- is it safe and do all my girls need it for it to work?

    hi I got some invermectin through a contact on Facebook and managed to catch 3 out of 4 of my girls to apply 2 drops to back of neck. I read I should do this every 3 months? Is that right? Is it safe? Also I can’t catch my 4th hen, I’m sure I could if I tried but she’s super shy and I’m working...
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    Chick crumb as a treat

    I have 10 week old Pekin Bantams and they’re not keen on their growers pellets but I keep them in their run til midday so I know they’ve had at least some food with the right nutrition then I let them out to freerange. I’ve tried a few different treats to get them back in their run later and...
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    Is this blood in poop or intestinal lining?

    hi I’m new I have had my 4 Pekin Bantams for 2 weeks and they are now 9 weeks old. Just started letting them out of the run a few days ago and I just noticed this bloody poop. Or is it intestinal linings? I’ve looked at the links that show photos to compare but I’m still not sure. Poop is not...
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