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    Hen recovering from dog attack - advice appreciated

    Thanks. I have put her back out with the others. So far, so good, but I will keep an eye on her.
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    Hen recovering from dog attack - advice appreciated

    Hello Yesterday afternoon while my hens were out free ranging, the neighbour's dogs got out and got hold of one of them and pinned her down. She survived but lost a lot of feathers, there were piles of them and was limp and stunned. I took her to the vet, who couldn't find any obvious injuries...
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    new hens in the flock

    Hi all I got two new hens to add to my four. They are all about 6 months old. Today is the 6th day. I have been keeping them in a partitioned off section of the run with tjeir own crate and giving them the full run when the others go out to free range. Today i let them all out to free range...
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    coronation sussex hen?

    Thanks all - really appreciate the help, being new at this! Hopefully he will be a good rooster :)
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    coronation sussex hen?

    Thank you for the very helpful response! I was almost convinced he was a he already :) I do have a couple of slightly older and more dominant hens (this one came a couple of months later and has only recently been making attempts to get higher in the pecking order). Could I ask another...
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    coronation sussex hen?

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    coronation sussex hen?

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    coronation sussex hen?

    Is anyone able to settle a bit of a debate about this chicken? I bought it at 12 weeks of age as a hen, so thought a rooster would be pretty unlikely. It's about 6 months old now and no crowing or laying yet...
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    Respiratory symptoms for nearly a month - how can I make it go away?

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have three others who are fine, no troubles at all. I'm planning to keep the flock closed for the foreseeable future in any case.
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    Respiratory symptoms for nearly a month - how can I make it go away?

    Hi all I have two beautiful pullets I brought home 4 weeks ago. Within 2 days, there was clear discharge from the nares. By the end of the first week, I was sure I was going to lose the coronation sussex. She was making gurgling noises, discharge from nares and lying down with her eyes closed...
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    pullet or cockeral?

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    pullet or cockeral?

    Hi all This is one of my 10 week old chooks. It has bigger and redder combs and wattles than my others, a longer neck and this morning made a bit of a honking noise?! Have had my suspicions for a few weeks. My other question is, if it is a rooster and I have to re home it, is it better to do it...
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    Ready to go outside overnight?

    Thanks CTKen!
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    Ready to go outside overnight?

    Hi all My four little six week old babies are outside during the day. I'm not sure if they are ready to leave the comfort of my office overnight though. They still have some downy bits on their fronts and heads. I am in Australia and we are heading into Spring. The overnight minimum this week is...
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    sleepy chick?

    I tried the probiotic supplement but the poor little one got worse and died during the night.there was still no bloody droppings but she did hunch and ruffle her feathers and just stand around. I feel terrible, I only had her a day and a half. Now I am worried about the others. They are bright...
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    sleepy chick?

    Thank you. I will definitely try a supplement to their water. They are on medicated chick feed but it can't hurt to try everything
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    sleepy chick?

    Hi all, i am new here and brought home my first chicks yesterday. They are all 5-6 weeks old. The smallest one, who I guess is the youngest seems to nap more than the others and generally to be a bit quieter and slower. She is eating and drinking and no unusual looking droppings. I am hoping I...
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