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    Is my rooster spreading herpes / thrush?

    We had a flock of 14 hens & 1 rooster that we rescued back in April ‘02 in dire conditions. (Overcrowded conditions, red mite, lice scaly leg mites etc.) The rooster was kept on his own separately from the hens with no parasites. They had been living with a different rooster. We lost 8 hens to...
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    Hen always has a dirty bottom - why?

    Can anyone help me try and figure out why my hen always has a dirty bottom? We have had her for a year and I think she would be a maximum of 2 years old. She was laying 4-5 times a week but stopped laying about 7 months ago and after that she has a permanently dirty bottom. It is all clumping...
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    Is this a louse?

    What on earth are this? Can anyone help me please? I have found them in the house over the last couple of days and I suspect they are off the chickens…? They had lice but we treated them with Ivormectin (2 doses 12 days apart) but they looked different to these critters. Please see photos and help!!
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    Injured hen - Fox Attack

    Unfortunately a Fox managed to get into the hen house on Thursday night and we went from 12 to 4 chickens. ☹ I found one of the hens facedown in a patch of nettles breathing with its beak open. No visible injuries other a bald spot where it’s tail feathers have been ripped out. She’s drinking...
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    Rooster chases hens every morning!

    Anyone else’s Rooster go on the rampage first thing in the morning as soon as they are down from the perch? We have 12 hens to 1 rooster and they have over an acre to free range so it’s not lack of space / on top of each other. He spends about 10 minutes terrorising them (it can be any one of...
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    What are these red dots?

    Any idea what these are please? Thanks.
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    Lash egg?

    I found this in my chickens cage this morning (she likes to sleep in a cage on the floor at night - she doesn’t live in it!) We got her about 3 months ago & she didn’t lay for a few weeks then started to lay Huge eggs but stopped laying about a month ago. She’s been poorly with an impacted...
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    Are these lice?

    These little critters appeared on me after cuddling one of my hens…. Is it a louse?
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    Poorly hen - sour / impacted crop?

    My hen has been lethargic and withdrawn for the last week and today would not come out of coop just huddled in the corner all day. Her crop was squishy and when I touched it tonight she started to make these weird movements jerking her head right up in the air, stretching her neck out and...
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    Will my timid hen accept chicks / pullets?

    Hi all, we have a new hen that is struggling to integrate with our existing free range flock of 13 and I am wondering if moving her into her own space and raising some older chicks or pullets with her then introducing her back into the flock alongside them may help? A bit of background - she is...
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    Chicken has a tender wing.

    Hi all, my chicken has been acting very nervous for the last couple of days and is only using her right wing when she jumps up / down onto something and also when she stretches and flaps her wings. I’ve felt both wings and stretches them out and nothing feels like it’s been broken or damaged...
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    New hen only interested in people and cheeps all the time?

    Hi all, we have a new hen we found wandering 2 weeks ago and she is slowly integrating into our existing flock. She barely interacts with the other chickens other than dodging any pecks and moves very slowly / timidly - she even scratches the ground slowly when she’s foraging for food. As...
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    Any idea if this is a young / old hen?

    This hen turned up in someone in our neighbourhood’s garden and we have taken her in so have no idea of her background. I’m guessing she’s ex battery as it looks like the top of her beak has been trimmed (as per one of our others that we know is ex battery - last pic attached!) I also think...
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    What breed are these chickens please?

    Anyone any idea what breed these chickens may be pls? The white one lays blue eggs and the black one lays olive (green) eggs if that helps We have no idea of their backgrounds and are new to keeping chickens. Thank you! 🙂
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    Hen stopped being broody - how long before she lays again?

    My hen was broody for about 10 days and came out of her box about 4 days ago and she has not laid any eggs yet. Any idea when she should start laying again? Thanks!
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