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    Extreme mites- 2 deaths 1 ill - help please

    Ok so I had 7 chickens mixed breeds (I'm a beginner) I had 2 polands, 3 warrens and 2 sussex. 2 weeks ago one of the polish became ill and passed away the same day. 2 days ago the 2nd polish became ill and also passed the same day. They where supposedly around 6 months old however they where...
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    Egg production dramatically changed after one death...

    Thanks for the reply. Still had very poor egg production, it's almost been 3 weeks since the one passed away and eggs started to fall. Now only getting one every other day. Just went out to check there food and water and it looks as though another is dying. The other poland. She is perched in...
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    Egg production dramatically changed after one death...

    Ok I had 7 chickens, 3 warrens, 2 Sussex stars, 2 polands A week ago yesterday one the polands died. Up until the death we where getting 6/7 eggs every day. Last week we found one Poland (my prof pic) had died in the evening for no visible reasons the next day we had 6 eggs. Since last...
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    Had my first chicken pass away.

    Hi, yesterday morning I noticed one of my Poland was acting unusual, I have 7 chickens 3 warrens 2 Sussex and 2 Poland's. I wormed them 2 weeks ago. All seemed very healthy doing there usual thing. Yesterday I went to let them out their coop, all where fine and came out straight away. I went...
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    Putting your flock to bed.

    Hi thanks for your reply, the coop is approx 1m by 1m (not including nest boxes) with two 1m perches, They all always seem to roost in the same places, • on the back perch there is always 1 Sussex and 2 warrens, • on the front perch there is just the 2nd Sussex (I then add the two Poland's on...
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    Putting your flock to bed.

    Hi all, I am recently new to keeping chickens, I have 3 warrens, 2 Sussex stars and 2 Poland (all hens) the Poland's are a year old, the rest where point of lay when I got them around 3 months ago. A brief description on behaviour etc - After quite a few squabbles and picking on to start, my...
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    Hey! New chicken keeper in Wales GB!

    Thanks everyone! Very greatful for the advice. One other question I do have which Is bugging me - We had a small storm earlier today, (it has been hot for a few days today was slightly cooler around 25c) it poored down realy heavy so I went to check on them, they had all gone in except the two...
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    Hey! New chicken keeper in Wales GB!

    Hi thanks for your reply!! The only one we have seen go in and out on her own is the red polish. We had to put the others in ourselves last night (a lot of fun that was) but they came out straight away this AM (well both polish stayed in for around 20 mins then came out, but the red polish...
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    Hey! New chicken keeper in Wales GB!

    Hi everyone my names Antony we got our first chickens yesterday! We got 7 in total 3 commercial hens, 2 Sussex stars, 2 polish. They are all just about at POL although the seller said none have yet laid their 1st egg but are about to. Within 20 mins of being in there new home I found an egg...
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    New chicken keeper.

    Hi all, I got my first chickens yesterday. 3 commercial, 2 Sussex stars , 2 polish. I bought them if a breeder near me, he said they are all about to start laying but none if them have laid their first egg yet. I have made a 35ft square run with a coop. Within 20 mins if them being in the run I...
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