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    Lethargic, pale comb, mites/lice below vent, possible anaemia? HELP!

    Ok, here goes… I have a 4yr old black orpington that I noticed a week ago was preening herself more than usual so I checked her over and saw she had mites/lice below her vent. I day mites/lice because they aren’t translucent like lice and there aren’t any mites in the coop. I mean not even 1...
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    Red mites on Daisy

    Hi All, I noticed yesterday that my black Orpington, Daisy was sitting down more than normal and was pecking at herself so I had a look at her and she has some red mites in her fluffy feathers below her vent. I haven’t had any red mites in the coop in over 3 years but I gave it a complete deep...
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    Egg bound with yucky wound and maggots!!

    I saw my 3yr old splash Orpington, Lilly out on her own this morning so went to see if she was ok and I discovered that she had a wound below her vent and it was covered in maggots!!! 😱😱🤢 At this time I also discovered she was egg bound… she hasn’t been laying as of late but I didn’t think...
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    Help! Molly has a Sore leg

    Help! My 2yr old blue Orpington has a sore leg. She’s been a bit “off” the last few days but has been eating/drinking and walking fine and yesterday I saw my “bossy boots” Lexie jump on her and now she can’t beat weight on her right leg. I picked her up and had a look. I moved it up and down and...
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    Lethargic chicken, pale comb. HELP!!

    Hi everyone, my friend has a buff Sussex hen that is very lethargic and her comb is pale. Her feathers seem pale too and see looks “old” any thoughts what it could be?
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    Prolapse? Or overreacting mother?

    Ok, so today I was dressing my blue Orpington, Molly’s foot and an egg fell out while we were holding her. The egg was soft, it felt almost like jelly, like a water balloon. But the real shock came after that when her vent looked like it was prolapsed... it popped itself back in shortly after...
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    Molly is egg bound!

    Hi everyone. I have a 9 month old blue Orpington that is egg bound. I have checked her internally and could feel an egg there, so I very quickly got her in a bath of Epsom salts, massaged her abdomen, and gave her some food with 2 crushed calcium tablets mixed in. Is there anything else I should...
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    Daisy has lost her voice!

    My almost 2 year old chicken, Daisy seems to have lost her voice. She is eating and drinking normally and runs over to greet me when I go into the run but her voice is raspy. An advice would be greatly appreciated!
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    Red mite infestation... HELP!!

    I have a red mite infestation. It is the worst I’ve seen. I clean my coop out regularly and have been very happy with the lack of red mites recently and then BAM! They are everywhere... in the coop, on my chickens, even crawling around on the grass inside their enclosure!! I’m not sure what to...
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    Introducing new chickens

    I lost my beloved Goldie (gold laced Wyandotte) the other day and now all I’m left with is daisy, my black Orpington and Lexie, my white Orpington. A friend of mine has a blue and a lavender orpington she said I could have... I’m a bit worried about how they will go with my other 2??
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    Chicken behaviour

    Hi, I have a chicken that is 1 year old and has not layed an egg in 3 months despite going into the coop and coming out telling everyone she has layed one but there is no egg in sight! recently she is laying down a lot and breathing heavily.
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