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    Rooster shows signs of illness and doesn't open eyes

    Hello chicken keepers. Last night I noticed our rooster standing in the corner wobbling. We picked him up, his eyes were looking dirty and closed. He was breathing through his beak. Not sure if related, but he never re grow tail after last year moult. Which I found suspicious. We isolated him...
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    Let out free or locked in run when no one is at home?

    Hello 🙂 We have 5 ducks and 26 hens and 2 roos. I work offshore on 2/3 rotation and husband is mon-fri, so he is at home every night. When I am on my 3 weeks time off birds are free ranging. With summer day light they are opened at 5am and closed at 10pm. However, when I go away to work for two...
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    Hello from Rowanbank 🙂

    Hi everyone 🙂 We are Ally and Ally (Aleona and Alastair) from Aberdeenshire. Bought a house out in sticks so we can have own allotment, orchard and chickens. Its been second year and we have 5 adorable ducks (Cherry Valleys and Campbells), two roosters Mr Motörhead and Mr Marigold, 12 mix breed...
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    Boiled yolk like mass inside dead hen

    Hi all, I have noticed one of hens being unwell. Assumed egg bound. Made bath for her etc. But her belly was massive like a ball, she was panting and walking like duck. We gave another two days, but decided to put out of misery. Only two options in Internet are water belly or egg bound. None of...
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    Duck stopped using pool and became less sociable

    Hi all. Few months ago we got 4 Khaki Campbells ducks and 12 chickens. They have separate coops, but sharing a run. Ducks have their swimming pool. Few days ago one of the ducks died (cannot stop crying, poor wee soul). We think she had egg track issue. I am now watching them constantly and...
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