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one of my hens has really watery poo and she's gone really quiet. she's normally a right madam and pecks me if she's in a bad mood but this morning i sat her on my knee and she just sat there. she didn't even want a sunflower heart and she normally can't get enough of them! i have seen her...

Hi, would i be right in thinking that this handsome boy and his girlfriend are australorps? they're my first ever chickens and i hatched them from a mixed set of donated eggs so i haven't got a clue really! thanks she does actually have a black beak but its covered in yoghurt

one of my 3 month old chucks is a total reckling- runt for those who don't speak Lincolnshire She eats and drinks fine, loves yoghurt and mealworm, but she can barely walk- a few steps and she does a face-plant bless her. she was never very good at walking anyway but as she's got bigger, she's...

Wound powder's an antibacterial powder that you dust over wounds to protect against infection. You can get different ones for different animals and I've used it on everything- chickens, mice, rats, dogs, cats, horses... Its great stuff and I always make sure I have some

I just used wound powder on it and kept her warm and really clean. I had the penicillin in case she started showing signs of being ill but luckily she never needed it. As long as she doesn't get another infection I think she'll be ok. Everyone's totally amazed that she pulled through. A very...

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I recently hatched chicks for the first time and I'm starting to wonder about getting a couple of ducks as well because i like to bake with duck eggs. Would i be able to keep them all together? I have 6 bantams at the minute and they'll be in a shed with a run on it when they're a bit bigger-...

what can I do to keep my chucks occupied apart from just foraging? Do they like mirrors and toys like other birds? They're only 4 weeks old and have loads of energy and i don't want them to get bored

Pleased to report that my poorly chick is no longer poorly! she's doing really well and went back in with the other chicks great- a handful of feed at the same time as i put her in with them did wonders The dried up gunk fell off today and underneath looks healthy enough. i think she's going to...

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I have 8 chicks that hatched from eggs donated from a farm without them giving me any information whatsoever as to breed! 7 are bantams and 1 is rather large. They're 11 days old today. Any ideas as to breed? I guess it's too early for gender. big'un first- littler ones- and...

Hi, long-time animal lover, first-time chicken keeper and i'm already loving my chucks :) anyone from England here? I found this great site through the wonderful method of a google search and everyone's American! i'm feeling all lost and very English lol

thanks. i'll just keep it in case. she seems to be getting a bit better

a couple of the science teachers here have suggested that I give my chickie some of the penicillin powder that I have in stock in my lab but i'm really reluctant in case it's too strong for her. what do you think?

thanks for the advice guys :) i'm amazed she's still alive to be honest but she's doing pretty well now. she's a cheeky little thing- keeps coming and pushing herself into my hand for some fuss! I gave her some boiled egg finely chopped last night and she's put weight on overnight so that's...

thanks i'll try it. fingers crossed!

she's exactly a week old. It was weeping and gooey but it's dried up today. It's also smaller. she had a bald patch that I was keeping an eye on and then all of a sudden on friday it started weeping. it doesn't seem to be bothering her and she's eating, drinking and pooing ok. she's pretty...

Hi from England! I'm a lab technician in a school and I've hatched chicks for a class of year 11s for the first time and I need help. we have 8 chicks (which will all be coming home with me when they grow up) and they're all healthy except one- she seems to have Omphalitis- it looks like an...