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    water coming out of chickens beak!

    Hi all I have four bantams and one of them has been broody for an extraordinary amount of time, about 4months or so. Today when I picked her up I noticed a squirt of clear liquid come out of her beak. She seems well in herself apart from the broodiness and this has only happened once but I was...
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    Silkies laying in bushes!!!

    Hi all I have two silkies and two Pekin bantams, I introduced the silkies about a month ago. They free range in an enclosed area in the daytime and the silkies won’t lay in the nesting box they keep laying in the bushes. My worry is when they’re broody they will try and nest in there at night...
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    Foul pox!

    Hi all I have a flock of four bantams and one has a few strange yellow-ish bumps on her comb, I’m pretty sure it’s dry foul pox. Shall I quarantine her in a different coop from the others to stop it spreading? If so, for how long? Thanks!
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    Yellow spot on bantam

    Hi all, I was cuddling Blueberry today, one of my Pekin bantams and noticed she had a sort of yellow-ish pussy spot on her comb. I will attach a picture, any idea what this is? Thanks for any replies!!
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    Silkie introduction!

    Hi all, I have two pekins and two silkies and bought the silkies two weeks ago and I’m in the process of trying to get them all to be friends! Currently, the pekins and silkies are in two seperate runs for the night and free range in an enclosed area in the daytime altogether. I have decided to...
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    Silkies and Pekins

    Hiya guys this weekend I bought two gorgeous silkie hens, Minnie and muffin and I already have two little Pekin bantams names Tilly and blue. At the moment, the silkies are in a separate run as they are not getting along great with the pekins and I was wondering if there was anything I can do to...
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    Chicken food, Dodson and Horrel!

    Hi guys, I bought one of the massive Dodson and horrel layers pellet bags a month ago roughly and threw away the packet and am storing it in a big container. Do any of you know if/when this feed goes off? Thanks for any replies as I don’t want to throw it away if it’s perfectly good feed! :)
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    Missing

    Hi guys, I have a two year old Silkie called Sooty who appears to be missing from her run this afternoon mysteriously. We are really panicking as night is falling and she has left no trace as to where she is. Any idea what may of happened. Do they usually come back? thanks in advance to anyone...
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    Chocolate!!!

    Hi all my Silkie Sooty was out in the garden with me today and I was eating a choc chip cookie and she jumped and grabbed a bit out of my hand! I’m very stressed - she seems fine but need some words of reassurance!!! thx to anyone who replies Xx
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    Black spot on chickens comb

    Hello all I have a lovely Bantam named blueberry and she has a few tiny black spots on her comb. She is fine in herself and eating and drinking as usual. Could someone tell me what these spots mean? I will attach a picture. Thanks
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    Bantam making strange noises!

    Help!!! I have a sweet little golden Pekin Bantam who has been very well and happy since yesterday. She seems fine in herself but is making really strange noises - like squawking! It sounds a bit like she’s in pain. Everything else seems normal apart from the fact that she stays in her bed in...
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    Rebellious silkie!

    Hi all, I have a beautiful 9month old Silkie Bantam called Sooty and two adorable Pekin Bantams (one 9months and one 1year old) called Tilly and Blue. I went away on holiday a few weeks and gave the girls to my to neighbour for her to look after but, ever since I have been back, Sooty the Silkie...
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    Chickens new food bowl!

    Hi everyone!! I have just changed my chickens food bowl and I haven’t seen them eating from it. Do you think they will eat from it as id hate them to go hungry? Thanks to anyone who replies, it is greatly appreciated and it helps keep my little fluff-kins happy and healthy!
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    How do you clean out a run?

    Hi everyone! I was wondering if any of you could help... I have just purchased an Omlet Egloo go up chicken coop with a big 3m run. I was wondering how I am suppost to clean the run out without it getting all muddy/wet if I hose it down? What do you guys do with your runs? Any replies are really...
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    Pekin Bantam attacking Silkie hen.

    Hi guys - I need a bit of help. I have 3 chickens - two Pekin Bantams and 1 silkie. They are all hens. I bought 2 of them some weeks ago and the other old one won’t stop attacking the silkie. They have all moved into a new house to stop any territorial issuses - I have heard you should leave...
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    Help!!!! Pekin Bantam keeps attacking new girls!

    Hi everyone! I was wondering whether any of you can help... I have a 1year old Pekin Bantam called Tilly and two 6month old new girls named Sooty and Blu. I have done everything for example keeping them separate for a while. The trouble came a couple of days ago... When I tried to introduce...
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    Help!!! Some kind of bug in chicken coop!!

    hi everyone!! I was just wondering whether you could help me. I was just about to put my girls to bed this evening, and (as 2 of them are new) they live in 2 separate coops for now. Anyways, on one of my coops I noticed lots of little red bugs (not like the couler of mites more a soft red) and...
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