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    Bumble foot post surgery concerns

    I cured my case of bumble foot by daily antispetic wash or salt wash which is good for drying up the scab i also squeezed out the puss while the foot was soaked and treated with tea tree oil or spray and then dressed to stop any dirt geting in but I did remove the dressing during roosting time...
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    How to tell if chicken has Scaly Leg Mites?

    It could be but without a pic couldn't know for sure I cured my hen with turps dip and vasiline but you would have to treat both legs and feet
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    Can my hen live alone

    What??? He's ok thats unreal but great news I hope he's not a zombie rooster now lol:) very strange good luck it all
  4. tblee

    Can my hen live alone

    I don't know for sure they all have such individual personalities to be honest 2 weeks is a long time for her to be by herself but if possible I would give her as much contact as I could to stop her becoming depressed just keep a close watch on her and hopefully she will be ok xx
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    Can my hen live alone

    Your hen will be feeling insecure and lonely which will cause her to be in a permanent state of stress eventually resulting in her becoming poorly but no ?'s are frowned upon everyone is here to help you with all concerns you may have with your hen:)
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    Can my hen live alone

    Your hen will need companions, no hen will like being alone.
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    Show off your Chickens

    I love her she's :)gorgeous
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    Show off your Chickens

    Thank you my polish are by far my favs but ssshh don't tell lol but my little bantys are little darlings also especially my little frizzles:) x
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    Show off your Chickens

    Great picture she looks like a golden eagle x:)
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    Show off your Chickens

    My polish just love to dig in the mud but still its just for fun x:)
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    What is the strangest thing your chickens ate? Mine just ate crawfish Monica and aligator tail

    The strangest thing my chickens have ever ate was me when I cut my finger while giving them some corn from the tin.. suddenly the corn lost their intrest and they all took a big intrest in my bleeding finger:D time to leave lol anything goes with my flock x
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    When can I expect ...

    My girls have now slowed down they are just at the end of their molt it gets dark around 5pm and eggs are down to less than half I would say I average 4 a day out of 18 hens but sometimes every other day somedays I get 1 or 2 before the molt I got 8 or 9 most days in the summer months x
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    Roosters Need Some Attention Too!!

    I I have 3 very handsome little boys 2 polish brothers and my little banty mr boo boo dispite what a lot of people say they are best of freinds and all live happily in a flock of 20 I wouldn't be without them :D Let's here it for the boys xx
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    First major windy night of fall in Seattle

    It's the noise outside thats upsetting them, we just had 60 mile gusts here and have had a lot of previous gales and even though there safe it always unsettles my chickens
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    cold and chickens

    Last year I tried using a heat lamp and my birds did not like it they prefer to huddle up together so I stopped using it as when I checked on them in the wee wee hours they would always be awake so i think the light stopped them from getting to sleep, try leaving it turned off tonight and check...
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    My hen isn't acting like a hen.

    Excellent or should I say eggcellent lol..post some pic's when you get them home xx:D
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    My hen isn't acting like a hen.

    Keeping chickens is definitely a learning experience I'm constantly learning from them all the time its not how I thought it would be they are so intelligent and individual but isn't this site so fantastic the way people from all over the world log on and take time to read posts and help each...
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    My hen isn't acting like a hen.

    If possible you could try adding in perches or boredom buster activities I rake up leaves and mix in mealworms for them to find and hang cabbages and turn over soil for them to find bugs and worms give thm something else to think about...little angels really xx Don't ya just love them they got...
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    My hen isn't acting like a hen.

    Hope this helps you will know your chickens better than anyone if you've got an problem with over crowding and space you would probably see issues between a lot of your birds like feather pecking and stress related issues but if its just one hen shes probably dominant so a rooster would help...
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    My hen isn't acting like a hen.

    Hi I have known a few buff roosters which have all been lovely birds I have about 15 hens and 3 roosters of both lfs and bantys which all get along I have never witnessed any bad behaviours between them my coop is 6ft by 12ft and my pen is about double that give or take my birds free range all...
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