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    Help - My Hens' eye keeps getting worse

    About two weeks ago, while we were away our gardener sent me a picture of my hen showing me that something bit her. I immediately asked him to get a polysporin type cream from the pharmacy and apply it to the bite. When I got back a few days later he said her behaviour was much better and that...
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    Hen fluffing out neck and aggressive

    I recently introduced x2 Amberlink hens (apparently 18 weeks old) to my flock of 4 other layers. Initially my hens were showing the newbies whose boss and keeping them in the roof enclosed run. Now they are letting them into the enclosure, but still remind them whose boss, but they getting...
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    Can Molting cause blood in poo?

    Not sure if the two are related, but one of my hens is currently molting. She had the normal molting behavior of my bantam that molted for about 3 months. Yesterday I noticed a lot of feathers missing around her neck, but no blood. When I cleaned their trays this morning, I noticed a lot of...
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    Is this molting behavior + hen sleeping in the egg box

    Im a bit concerned about my buff Orpington bantam. Shes acting strange and not sure how to help her. She hasn't laid in about 8 weeks. Then a week ago I noticed a lot of her feathers all over the run. She didn't look injured and was still eating and drinking and I figured, since we are in...
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    Egg shell colour variation or different bird?

    Anyone know if its normal for an egg laying hen to stop laying for two weeks then start again with a different colour shell? I think my Lohman hen laid yesterday again after ages (egg on the bottom) and we saw her in the box again this morning (top egg). The egg today was bigger and pinker...
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    Help chickens stay cool in summer

    Hi guys My chickens seem to not be managing with the heat. We are up to 89F today from a nice cool week before and the one hen is acting strange, Im hoping its just the heat. Shes eating and drinking fine, but saw her spread her wings while she walked and was thrusting her tail up and down like...
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    Hi, Hi

    Howdy chicken peeps (Fairly) new chicken mama here. Got my first three hens in September 22 and added two more layers soon after. Sadly, Ive already lost one of my chicks to what we believe to have been an egg bound issue. I tried to help her but was unsuccessful. My remaining four girls seem...
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