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lol. well its early days yet so maybe my luck just ran out. not had an egg today yet so perhaps that my lot! i have been told they can take up to 8 weeks to settle and get back to normal behaviour, so keep fingers crossed.

no pics yet but want to get some before and after pics so hopefully everyone can see how worthwhile it is. glad yours are doing good, mine have all been great so far apart from this hiccup and we have probably had about 10 eggs so far,not bad considering the stress they have been under. and...

in uk its where they keep thousands of hens in a warehouse, they are usually kept about 4 or5in a small mesh cage and they just produce eggs. they do not get fresh air and the light is all artificial, they peck and pluck each other all day as they are bored. so their legs are often not very...

well out of the 7 hens, there is only 1 who is perching at the moment, because they came from a battery, they dont seem to know how, they are just learning normal chicken things, so i'm not too worried about that. she is not being picked on at all, but i have put her back in the coop to keep her...

thanks for advise. i have checked the foot all over andno sign of any swelling soreness or scab, the higher joint by her hip seems to be the hot point but again no sign of injury, it is still straight and not out of shape in any way, she does not seem to mind me trying to manipulate her leg at...

hi i've just signed upto the forum as i am a new chicken keeper, so hoping for some expert advise if poss. me and my husband have aquired 7 ex bats who have settled in really well since they arrived last thursday, only got 1 problem... 1 of the hens has started limping and not weight baring on...