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    How much to feed free range hens?

    One Lohman Brown hybrid, 2 Black Rocks and 4 Marran/Rhode Island red crosses (obviously the Marran is the dominant gene since they look just like Marrans). It's the three of the latter that keep going broody on us. My picture is of Olga, the main culprit!
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    How much to feed free range hens?

    No offence taken at all. You were quite right. Thank you and everyone else for your advice.
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    How much to feed free range hens?

    Sorry for confusion. I am principally interested in how much I should be feeding my free range hens. The summer broodiness was a side issue, only included as I had heard that hens who become over weight tend to go broody more easily. So should I be feeding my free ranger girls pellets and if so...
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    How much to feed free range hens?

    Our 7 hens are free ranging every day in a wooded and semi-grassed area with lots of bugs and so on available. We also feed them layer pellets. However, in recent months, 3 of them (Maran cross Rhode Island Red) have gone broody several times and we wonder if we are feeding them too much? I read...
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    Mystery illness in 3 yr old hen

    Thanks for replying. We did check her thoroughly for being egg bound or having an impacted crop, smelly breath or anything at all like that. no broken wings, no bites or damage. Definitely not needing wormed, no ticks, ,mites nor lice. Her poos were a bit runny admittedly and there was a little...
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    Mystery illness in 3 yr old hen

    Thanks but there are no mites or lice anywhere. Only wormed them about a month ago and the rest of the hens are all very well anyway. Any more ideas gratefully received.
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    Mystery illness in 3 yr old hen

    Our Lohman Brown, approx 36 months old, has been ill for a week now and we keep thinking she's getting better then she seems worse again. We do not think she is still laying eggs.The hens are not due for worming. They eat layer pellets but are free range and have access to plenty water and...
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    Floppy comb, runny poo, lethargic hen...Help?

    Did you ever find out what was wrong with your hen? Our Lohman Brown, approx 36 months old, has been ill for a week now and we keep thinking she's getting better then she seems worse again. We do not think she is still laying eggs.The hens are not due for worming. They eat layer pellets but are...
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