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    Shipped eggs

    Hi, I have the chance to pre-order some silver pied eggs. How well do pea eggs ship in general. The eggs are around 278 km from my house or a 3 hour drive. I'm still just thinking about it before I pre order as I don't want to waste money on eggs that won't hatch due to shipping.
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    Is this a silkie egg?

    Hi, my buff orpingtons and salmon faverolle pullets have been laying since Christmas. Yesterday I got this egg. Is it from one of my silkie pullets? Or is it just a small egg. The egg in question is on the right, the salmon faverolle egg is in the middle and buff orpington on the left.
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    Oats with propionic acid?

    Hi, I'm wondering if oats with propionic acid added to them are safe for hens, as they are so cheap compared to the single bags of oats without propionic acid. Is this safe for my hens?
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    Help with prolapse

    Hi, in my first thread about this topic I think I only got one reply so hoping I'll get the help I need in this one. So on Friday my buff orpington pullet was laying her first egg. I found her like this so I bathed her on warm water and the egg came out followed by a soft shelled egg. After that...
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    Prolapsed egg

    Hi my pullet is laying her first egg. Her insides have come out but the egg is still stook inside her. Help please!
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    Foxes

    Hi, due to government restrictions my fowl are locked in their coops to try reduce spread of bird flu. Recently I have seen a pair of foxes in the field beside my runs at night. When I shine a light into the field I can see their eyes. There is always 2 together. 2 weeks ago my dog Ben had to be...
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    How much space do 13 chickens need

    Hi, recently I have noticed a lot of foxes around my house. All my birds are locked up at the moment due to government restrictions. But I'm free all this week so my dad and i are going to build a covered aviary style run. How much space would my 13 chickens need? I know that the more space the...
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    Cockerell attached my pullet!

    Hi, my fowl have to stay in their coops as bird flu is rampant at the moment and can have no contact with wild birds. In one of my largish coops I have 1 salmon faverolle 2 buff orpingtons 2 silkies and a cross bred cockerell. My buffs hate my cockerell Sesame. One buff, Puffin is most dominant...
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    Flockdown

    Hi, bird flu has been a big issue in ireland and as of next Monday I have to keep my birds in or away from wild birds. I would be able to bring my birds into my shed as their houses are too small to house them all day. That would be fine to do but what should I do with my ducks and geese, they...
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    Flock is under the weather!

    Hi, most of my flock are molting they were fine one morning and when I got back from work they were balding! They are feeling very pitiful, I started giving them growers pellets and suet balls aswell as layers pellets. Last week my cream legbar cross hen Lavender was sick I didn't know what was...
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    Is my silkie a hen or a roo

    Hi, this is Hennefir, she was supposed to be a silkie pullet, but now I'm not so sure what she is. She gives off rooster vibes. I'm guessing she's around 19 weeks old She doesn't fight with my cockerell Sesame, and sounds like a pullet but her tail and feathers around her neck makes me...
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    Lethargic hen

    Hi, I have a cream legbar x hen that has been very lethargic for the past few days. She has been eating and drinking. Yesterday, I picked her up and felt 2 semi-circular lumps in her crop, and her crop was a bit swollen. She doesn't have a sour crop, there was no sour smell. I don't really know...
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    Can i hatch chicks with chickens?

    Hi, I was thinking about hatching peachicks next year. This year, neither peahen went broody but laid about 9 eggs each. Next year, could I hatch the chicks under broody silkies and keep the hen and chicks on wire for the 3 months, or should I take them away once they hatch? Also, I have the...
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    Weird poop?

    Hi, today my buff orpington did this weird looking poo, they were wormed 2 weeks ago. Does this look odd or is it just nothing?
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    Lice on chickens

    Hi, does anyone know what to use to get rid of lice in chickens. I'm in ireland so most products in the US aren't available here. I have used diatomaceous earth but it hasnt fully solved the problem. Thank you
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    Sick chick

    My 14 week old buff orpington pullet keeps feeling poorly. One day she would be great then she would be lethargic and not eat but then the next day she would be fine again. Around 5 weeks ago her and 8 other chicks were sick. None were eating and had diarrhea and were very poorly. This resulted...
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    Dry skin on silkies face!

    Hi, today I was holding my silkie pullet and realised she had dry skin all over her face. It's not lice eggs, it's sort of flaky. It was covering one eye. I got a damp cotton pad and gently wiped her face. It cleared lots of the dry skin around and on her eye. Her eye is looking normal. It's not...
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    What colour is my silkie pullet?

    Hi, I have Hennefir my silkie pullet for a little over a month and is stumped at what colour she is. I'm leaning towards a mix of a few colours, if anyone knew what colours she's mixed with or maybe she's a colour that I have not come across yet.
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    Automatic door

    Hi, I'm thinking of buying an automatic door, as during winter I have to let my flock out just before sunrise. I have a few questions... What brand is best? Is solar better than battery operated? Can I set it to open at say 9 o' clock and would I be able to close it whenever I need too or do I...
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    Coop ideas

    Hi, I am looking for a coop to hold 8 hens, the coops I see for sale are either too small, a waste of money or way to expensive. So I'm thinking of making my own, what size should it be to hold 8 hens? Any ideas are appreciated Thanks
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