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    Where's my egg's?????????

    I have 3 Light Sussex, 3 Bantams and 2 cockerels, all around 3 years old. In April this year, 2011, I introduced 3 new birds to my flock. 1 cockerel and 2 Cream Legbar Hens. One of my bantams then disappeared, and turned up 3 weeks later with 8 chicks. I later sold my 2 L/Sussex cockerels as...
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    Spots in my yolks????

    I have just noticed that the last 3 egg's that I have used, have had a sort of spot, (a small circle inside the yolk). Does anyone have any idea what this may be, and are the egg's ok to eat??? Thanks for your reply, do have 2 roosters running with 6 hens. The spot in the yolk, just looks a...
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    When to put mother & chick back into the flock??????

    My broody bantam was hoggin the nest and stealing the other hens eggs, so I isolated her with one egg. She's hatched the egg and the chick is 2 weeks old. When should I put her back into the flock, and when will she start to lay again????
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    Broody Bantam & Chick

    One of my Bantams got really broody and started collecting the other hens eggs and sitting on them. I seperated her from the others and gave her one egg to sit on. This has now hatched and is 2 weeks old. Should I leave the mother hen with the chick or seperate them and put the hen back with the...
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    Hens with raw backs

    My 2 Light Sussex hens have most of their feathers missing from their backs, and you can see the pink flesh. My other bantam hens are not like this. I have a light sussex cockeral who is at these hens every opportunity. I have been told that I should not let my Roo sleep in the same hen house as...
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    Do I have a mite problem or feather pecking hens?????

    I am new to hen keeping, but I've had my chucks for about a year, I raised them from an incubator. However now I have noticed that they have patches, with feathers missing where their wings joins the body. Over a couple of weeks the area looks worse and you can see the pink skin. I have 6...
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    Laying Hens

    My hens are 19week old and I am still waiting for my first egg. They are White Sussex breed. They are free range and eat a large variety of things inc veg, corn grubs and growers pellets. Do I need to feed layer pellets for them to produce eggs?????????
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    Cockeral

    Do cockerals only "Cock-a doodle-doo" in the mornings??????????
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    Cockeral

    Do Cockerals only "cock-a-doodle-doo" in a morning???????
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    Flies

    I have noticed lots of little black flies in the coop. Any advice?????
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    HELP "Sick 8 week old chick"

    Hi Chel, thanks for your reply. The chick can walk when it needs to, and it will move around to different shaded positions in the garden. (They roam freely during the day) The other chicks walk on it and when they are put away, in the hut at night the other chicks are together on the perch and...
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    HELP "Sick 8 week old chick"

    I have six 8 week old light sussex chicks that I hatched in an incubator. They seam to have been fine until now. I noticed yesterday that one of them is just lying on the floor while the others are running around. It's eating and drinking but does it lying on its belly. It will move if you pick...
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