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    Silkie with gunky eye and gaping mouth

    Hello! I took my silkie inside yesterday because she was being bullied. She seemed fine, if a little confused. Today, she is scratching her eye a lot, and I noticed some gunky foamy stuff in it. She also keeps opening her beak, and sort of clicking it? She has also sneezed a bit. I have all my...
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    Treating roundworms

    Hello! Yesterday I noticed a long pale worm in my chicken‘s poo, which I believe to be a roundworm. I wondered what would be the best course of action for treating them? They are mostly pets, although we were also planning on having one of the boys for Easter. Is there a withdrawal time for...
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    How long is too long to set eggs under a broody?

    Hiya! I have a broody Silkie (of course) who I’d love to set some eggs under, however the place I was meant to get fertilised eggs from didn’t have any. Therefore I had to get some in the post, which has taken longer than anticipated. Frodo (the broody) has sat for, I believe, a week and a...
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    Wounded chicks and prolapsing

    Hello, I had some chicks hatch earlier today from under my broody, however she was a first time broody, and she has pecked the chicks. One chick has its bone from its leg sticking out the other has a wound on its leg. All chicks seem to be prolapsing. Can you please help because I really don’t...
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    Broody hen with irritated eyes

    Hi, I have a broody hen who I’ve just set some eggs under, but this morning I noticed that she was scratching quite a lot at her eyes when I put her in the run. I looked closer and her eyes had sort of bubbles/foam in them. She doesn’t seem to be scratching whilst on the nest, and she doesn’t...
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    Chicken with tail down, eyes half closed

    Hiya! I noticed last night that Myrtle’s back half - not crop - seemed a bit swollen almost, but because it was so dark I couldn’t really look. I’ve just let them out this morning, and her tail is down, her eyes are half-lidded, and her comb is quite purple too. She still seems to have a lot to...
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    Silkie with poo on feathers

    I didn’t quite know where to put this?! Anyway, my silkie (being tiny) managed to find her way under the behind of one of my other girls, and now she has a poop on her back! I’m not entirely sure how to clean it off - it’s not her own vent area, so I don’t really want to just trim it. She is...
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    Gender conformation please!

    Hi, I have this 17 week Brahma (probably) chick, and I’d be grateful if anyone could tell me what gender it is. Really hoping for a girl, as so far 5/6 of the chicks have been boys!! If these photos aren’t adequate, I can go out and take some more :)
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    Lethargic hen not walking

    About a week ago I noticed my hen, Gertrude, not looking keen to walk, not joining with the others, just generally not seeming herself. However a few days ago she worsened considerably, lying on her side, not even moving when I pushed her. I honestly thought that she was dead. Anyway, I took...
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    Chick with pecked head

    One of my chicks in the incubator has had her head pecked. There’s some dried blood on her head and by her beak. I can’t really take her out yet as there are still 3 chicks yet to hatch, two of which have pipped. When I do take her out, how should I treat her? I have included some photos of her...
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    Slippery incubator floor

    Hi, I know it’s stupid but I COMPLETELY forgot that chicks need a non-slip floor! I’m on day 20, two chicks have pipped already and I don’t know what to do! I have a Brinsea incubator with a smooth plastic floor, and I really don’t want any of them to get splay legs. It would be a real faff to...
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    Fledgling Blackbird

    My friends cat brought in a fledgling blackbird and, having no experience with birds, she took it to me. I cannot see any visible wounds, it is hopping and chirping in no obvious pain. I gave it some rehydrated mealworms and banana, which it ate. My question is; what is the next step? My...
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    Battery hens and nipple drinkers?

    Hello, It's very hot where I live, and I found that the drinker my chickens had already was running out daily, or less. After reading reviews, we bought a large horizontal nipple drinker for them. However, we have a ex-battery hen who, along with having a trimmed beak, has an apparent eye...
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    Teaching quail to eat/drink

    Hello everyone. Good news, the quails hatched. Bad news, they wont eat or drink. I have tried tapping the food, water with my finger, tilting their heads to it, sprinkling food on the floor, and they just wont. This is my first ever time hatching ANY bird and I dont know what else to do. Also...
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    Incubated egg with hole

    I got a batch of 24 fertile quail eggs to attempt to hatch yesterday but I've noticed that two of them have small holes in. In both of them the membrane is not cracked. Is there a way to help them, or should I just leave them alone? Thank you!
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    Chicken attacked with very deep wound

    I apologise in advance for any spelling mistakes or anything, my hand is shaking. Just now I went out to see that two of my beautiful girls have been taken by a fox and one has been left badly wounded and in shock. She has a deep, open wound which, as far as I can see, goes straight to her...
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    Hen spitting up clear liquid

    Hey everyone! We got three ex battery hens a couple of days ago, and everything seemed fine. They were all a bit listless to begin with, but Piper and Hazel have perked up well already, and are scratching round like there's no tomorrow. However, I was a bit concerned about the third one...
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    Ex-batts not eating

    Hey everyone! I got 3 ex-battery hens yesterday, and I have put them in our old chicken coop. To start with, I put the water inside the coop. However, they kept knocking it over and I was worried that they would get some sort of fungal infection or something, so I need to find a place to put...
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    Concerned about listless hen

    Hey Everyone! Yesterday morning when I let my chickens out I noticed that one of my girls, Nutmeg, was a bit slower and more lethargic than usual. Instead of gulping down the water as usual, she took only a few small sips with long pauses between them. She stayed in nearly the same place all...
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    Hatching quails?

    Hey everyone! I'm usually in the chicken section of Backyard Chickens, but we went to visit a friend yesterday, who told us all about their quails that they hatched themselves. I was very interested, and, seeing the size of the run they used (much smaller than the chicken one!), I decided they...
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