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    Eglu and bantams, UK

    Hey folks! Interested in opinions re: the Eglu Cube for bantams. We’re in the UK, so no worries about raccoons or similar, and the climate’s not especially harsh. We have a wooden coop right now, but we’re considering a switch to plastic because we’re having real problems with persistent red...
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    Sexing a 6.5 week-old Pekin bantam mix...

    Heya folks! Are we right in thinking we've got a cockerel on our hands? This is Pepys, who is very flighty still at 6.5 weeks old - a single chick, so unfortunately no comparisons available. He's also not a pure breed, so we're not absolutely certain. Pictures of the parents included below -...
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    Difficulty laying / do chickens get jealous??

    Hey folks, I'm hoping some more experienced heads can shed some light. I'm starting to wonder whether our pekin bantam Miss Ives is having trouble laying, or whether something else is going on. She's about a year old, has been laying regularly for a few months now with no issues. This last...
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    Roosters, confined spaces and re-establishing dominance

    Hey folks, could do with some advice on re-establishing the human/cockerel pecking order. We ended up with two bantam roos in our small flock who were misidentified as pullets, but they were all raised together and seem to be getting on reasonably okay still. Blackwell has always been pretty...
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    Frostbite or fowl pox?

    Hi folks - new to this, could use some help. We’ve had a really cold snap this week, and we noticed one of our bantam boys has some scabby-looking black patches on his comb. One of the hens also has some dark patches. My first thought is frostbite given the weather, but somewhat worried it might...
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    Disinfectant for hard surfaces

    Given the avian flu outbreak and warnings to get serious about biosecurity, I'm curious to know what sort of viricidal disinfectant other UK-based folks recommend for things like boots, cleaning paving etc. Our garden has a fair amount of paving, so probably gonna want something one can either...
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    Hello from the UK!

    Hello from the UK! Been lurking here a while :D Like a number of households, the lockdown resulted in us somewhat unexpectedly adopting our first chooks. Our neighbour got a load of fertilised eggs to entertain his kids, and we ended up taking the three smallest pullets off his hands, then...
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