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    Vent gleet and sour crop?

    I have a 3yo hen who is usually a great layer. She’d stopped laying lately, then a few days ago I noticed a lot of creamy coloured poop stuck all over her butt area. She then became lethargic, standing around all puffed up. Still eating and drinking. I thought vent gleet, as it also had a...
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    Chicken seriously losing feathers

    Hi all, My 18 month old hen was recently broody for quite some time (maybe 7-8 weeks before we intervened). After we stopped her being broody, she’s started seriously losing her feathers. Her tail feathers are all gone, her face/head feathers are gone and now all the feathers on the back of her...
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    Baby chick can’t stand and “walks” on hocks

    Hi (again!), I have a 5 day old rescue chick, who has been wobbly from when we got her (at a day old). She is still not standing to full height at all, and “walks” or scootches on her hocks the entire time. She often tips backwards and sits down fully to to eat. She hasn’t grown nearly as much...
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    Baby chick falling on butt

    Hi, I have a couple 3-4 day old chicks. One of them has been rocking back on its legs and sitting/falling on its butt since we got it (at a day old). It seems to walk ok, although mostly just wants to sit under the eco glow all day. Eating and drinking fine. Pic attached, any advice appreciated...
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    Hen or Roo chicks?

    Hi all, we rescued these young chicks (we already have chickens so it wasn’t foreign to us!), however I’m wondering if anyone can give me an educated guess on their genders? They’re about 2 days old, photos of their wing feathers attached. Thanks!
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    Day old chick on its own

    Hi all, I’ve just rescued a brand new chick from down our road, where it’s been left behind by its mother and siblings. It seems ok. I raised 2 chicks last year in a brooder, however they were a bit older when we got them and also had each other for company/warmth. I’m just after a couple...
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    Is it ok for my chickens to sleep in the run?

    I’ve got 2x 9 week old pullets (fully feathered and pretty big already!) and one 6 month old hen. The hen has always preferred to sleep in the secure run, rather than the hen house. Over the summer I figured she was cooler outside. I had been shutting the pullets in the hen house at night, but...
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    Why is my hen crowing?!

    I had 2 chickens, one of whom turned out to be a rooster (he started crowing about 10 weeks old and turned into a beautiful looking boy), but we had to rehome him. Once he’d gone, and before the newbies arrived, our remaining hen started crowing. Not a full blown crow, but a decent warble...
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    Introducing 2 young chicks to existing hen

    I have a 5 month old hen (not laying yet) who is recently single and we just bought two 5-week old hylines as her (eventual) companions. Any recommendations as to what to expect with them getting used to each other?! We’ve got them seperated for now, but they can see/smell each other through...
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    Chicken gurgling when breathing

    I got a new chicken yesterday (6 months old) and when the previous owner picked her up to put her in the cage, a lot of clear fluid came out of her mouth. Then she was making a noticeable gurgling sound when she breathed. I’ve got her seperated from my other hen. She’s still gurgling, but no...
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