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    Difficult start to egg laying season

    I seem to be having a tricky start to the new egg laying season. I've had one girl go off food for over 24 hrs after laying an egg. Another laying a heavily power coated egg (assuming calcium excess) then become withdrawn and off food. Both back to normal. And a third this morning found penguin...
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    Completely shell less egg

    Hi there, I was wondering if any one had ever experienced a hen laying completely shell less eggs? Yesterday she laid a normal egg but appeared to be coated in yolk and egg white. When I checked the normal egg it was definitely intact no breaks. She picked up and was doing normal chicken stuff...
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    Refusing to go to bed

    Hi I have three new pullets about 22-23 weeks. They are currently separate from the older girls whilst we did quarantine and introductions. The first few nights they need encouragement to go into the coop. The after a week or so the mastered it. A few nights back one of the new girls laid a...
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    Black eye?

    Hi I noticed this evening one of my hens has what's appears to be a black eye with some swelling. It was there this morning or obvious at lunch time when popping out to see them. So it came up within 4- 5 hrs potentially. She's eating and drinking. Acting normal. No sinus or respiratory...
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    Refusing food

    Hi please help My cream legbar approx 10 month has dropped eating. I notice yesterday morning. She refused anything anything. I was concerned about impacted crop so did water and olive oil via syringe and a message. She is passing watery white stools with odd solid black bit. She is bright...
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    Scaly leg??

    Hi guys Just wondering what people's thoughts are and if this resembles scaly leg? I have started treatment just in case? Thanks
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    Dust bath

    Hi there, My girls have taken to dust bathing in the corner of the garden which is absolutely fine. However it's not sheltered and has been raining recently and is now just a pile of mud. They have ignored any replacement I have offered (so I can cover it). I'm trying to construct some cover...
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    Heat and change in personality

    Hi My pullets are about 19 weeks. They are normally very friendly and not bothered to be around people/ picked up. However over the past 2 days they seem very skittish, run away as soon as I enter the coop. It's very hot in the UK. Currently having a mini heat wave and it's very humid. They...
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    Best ingredients for a dust bath

    New to the chicken scene, and my 3 pullets have so far successfully ignored my attempt of making them a dust bath 😂 They seemed to have picked the corner of a dried up flower bed. I've seen them attempt to bathe there. But it's got me thinking, what are the best ingredients to put down on dust...
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    Sitting in coop

    Last question for the day. My 3x 13 week pullets have a coop, a descent size secure run, a further extension to the run being made and when we are in and able to supervise they get the free range in large section of garden(minimum 4 hrs a day) However if we are not on the garden with them...
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    Pecking order and feathers

    Hi, thankyou in advance. Got 3 pullets last week, 13 week old cream legbars. They seem very friendly after only being with us for a week and taking treats from my hand and 2 are allowing to be picked up and stroked (if rewarded with a worm) Occasionally they charge at each other, head high...
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