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  1. Chickenman MAN

    Help! Chickens with mite infestation :/

    I recently noticed hundreds of small 0.5-1mm wide (or there abouts) bugs with a reddy-black colour in the coop. We took out the bedding, disposed of it and drenched the coop in a chicken mite killer solution. We then did the same three days later. No sign of the mites 4 days after that and then...
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    Bully Hens :(

    Hello! I have 4 hens. I have known for a while that one hen is a bully and picks feathers out of other hens. I've now separated her and yet have the dilemma that one of the 3 hens together is bullying the two other bullied hens. I've put the two bullies in for now.....but the original bully is...
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    ILL CHICKEN UPDATE Not eating.

    Hi! I have an ex-bat called Bettie, she is the tattier of the bunch but this morning I noticed she was acting lethargic. I came up this afternoon and she was stood there with her head tucked down. She had no food in her crop (all the other chickens had at least some). When she goes to eat...
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    Help have no clue what's going on. Semi-lethargic, no food in crop, weird green poo (images attached)

    Hi! I have an ex-bat called Bettie, she is the tattier of the bunch but this morning I noticed she was acting lethargic. I came up this afternoon and she was stood there with her head tucked down. She had no food in her crop (all the other chickens had at least some). When she goes to eat...
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    Shell-less egg?

    Hi got a shell-less egg this morning. First, possibly second that I've had. No idea why. 4 ex bats, had them for around 4 months, they are about 22 months old. They have free choice mixed grit and 16% layers pellets. Sometimes their egg shells are really weak too. Any ideas why? Should I put a...
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    Which bedding is best?

    Hi! I use dengie bedding. Basically hay with pine oil in it. It is 12 pounds per 100 litre bale. I use this in my coop and nesting boxes. My neighbour uses wood shavings in the coop and dengie bedding in the nesting box. What do you think? What bedding do you use? Are chickens ok with wood...
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    Eucalyptus (I think not but maybeeeee)? As chipped bedding.

    We have a MASSIVE eucalyptus tree that is going to have a tonne chopped off of it. The tree surgeons will chip it. I thought eucalyptus leaves were toxic to anything but koalas? Can I use it?
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    Ex-Bats getting their feathers back?

    Hi! I've had 4 ex-bats for around 4 months now. Three of them are really well feathered, but not quite there. One is well feathered on the back and chest and legs but not really the belly or butt. How can I help them along with feather growth? (my feed is 16% layer pellets, I can't change it for...
  9. Chickenman MAN

    A more interesting run?

    Hi all....I've made some posts about this before, I want to make my run more fun! Because of avian flu lockdown my chooks have less space. Here is a pic of the avian flu run: You can see what there is. I also give them treats sometimes... what else can I do to keep them interested?
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    Can le chooks eat le bananas?

    Can they?
  11. Chickenman MAN

    Not particularly invigorated ex-bats...

    Soooo...I've had 4 ex-bats for 4 ish months now. They appear really happy and are becoming more and more floofy. BUT my neighbours also have 7 ex-bats, of a different breed, but theirs behave really differently. Example: One of their chickens flew over a 1.7 metre electric fence, I noticed and...
  12. Chickenman MAN

    Moving run to area with ivy?

    I'm thinking of moving my run from a muddy area to an area with better ground, covered with leaves, sticks and ivy. Will the ivy (normal not poison) harm the chickens? What if they eat it?
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    C'mon! People in the UK! Unite! How do you deal with that wet soppy weather, that wind, do you have BHWT hens? How are you and your hens?

    Hi! This is a thread for people in the UK to share their common groans and moans about the weather and other things. How to look after chickens here, and just to chat! Welcome!
  14. Chickenman MAN

    RATS?!

    I have this upturned water container for my chooks in their run for shelter. Noticed large entry and exit holes underneath it on the dirt it sits on and also a lot of dirt pushed out from underneath. Thinking it is rats. How do I get rid of them? I plan on setting up chicken wire around the...
  15. Chickenman MAN

    Taking off painless peepers...

    Was taking of painless peepers, one of her nostrils had a small cut and a bit of a graze just underneath. Is she going to be ok? Also I had to squeeze her a bit between my legs and afterward she was open mouth breathing intensively she is still doing it a bit ablout three minutes later. Here...
  16. Chickenman MAN

    Do chooks like honeydew melon?

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    Fun things for chooks to do?!!?!?!?

    HELLO! I have four ex-bats. They have a coop, an overturned large water container, shelter for food and water, a perch (which they haven't touched) and logs up to a garden chair which I know they've been on. What else can I do to spice up the run. (plus random logs and leafy branches)
  18. Chickenman MAN

    Ex-Bat breeds, dfferent colours, what breeds dya think?

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    Keeping a dust bath dry?!

    Hi! I live in the UK where it is wet. It rains a lot, especially in the winter and the chooks have only wet ground to dust bath in. How can I make a dust bath that stays dry from rain and permeation of water?
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    Don't know if this fits here: Chicken's earlobes are strangely white??

    They were white-ish before, with the centre of them being white but now they seem to be much whiter? Why is this? They are ex-bats and I've had them for about 2.4 months...
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