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Nearly every day I find a freshly laid egg that has been broken with its contents dripping out into the nesting box. I am wondering if the rats are getting in and eating them or if this one of my hens pecking the eggs. Can anyone tell from the photo? And have you any advice about how to stop...

One of my hens has a swollen and protruding vent area with what looks like a poo sticking out of it and a constantly leaking white dribble. She hasn't laid for months and months but had been very healthy and happy till today when I saw her like this and she is now not eating either. Does anyone...

One of my girls has dried faeces on her backside just beneath her vent that must be from a loose poo that dried on her and somehow got stuck and hasn't come off. It's been like this for a little while now and hasn't got any better and now I am concerned that she may end up with flies laying eggs...

Hi there, I have a broody hen who has been sitting well for 10 days on a rubber egg and I know someone who is having a hatching on Tuesday. Can I give her day old chicks when she has been only sitting for 2 weeks or does she need to have sat the whole 3 weeks and should I therefore get her some...

Hi, please help if you have any advise - I have a Black Rock hybrid 2 year old hen who has started to look really sorry for herself today. She was sitting in the corner of the coop on her own for a while then when I let her out to free range I noticed she was looking very bald around the bottom...

Hi all, I am new to this forum malarky. Great to have the opportunity to talk all things chicken with other enthusiasts! I have a problem that I am hoping some of you may be able to help with. I have a hen who sat on 8 eggs but only managed to hatch 2 of them (yellow and pale brown) so I decided...