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    Comment by 'Bonnieboo' in article 'How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens'

    So sad for you, the loss of a chicken is hard to take as we love them so much. Can you tell me what "Water belly" is?
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    Soft eggs

    Thanks for your reply Wyorp rock. I'm just concerned that the second daily calcium no longer seems adequate. Can she'll glands just stop working???
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    Soft eggs

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    Soft eggs

    Hi all, I have written before about my Australorp x Rhode Island Red who, we think has a problem with her shell gland. I have been giving her calcium periodically and this stopped the soft eggs. However, now, if I didn't give her a calcium tablets every second day, the last 3 eggs were soft...
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    Comment by 'Bonnieboo' in article 'Dust Baths: What they are and why they are important'

    Lovely article! I could watch my girls bathing for ages, it's very entertaining!
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    Rats here and there

    Dear Taranakian, You have certainly got the corner of the market happening there!!! What a wonderful and ingenious set of trapping methods you have listed! I have tried the snap traps with a success rate of one 🤨 but have left them out for weeks with no further success. I have the electronic...
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    Wet droppings for a few weeks

    Topsie, my 3 year old Auracana, has had very sloppy droppings for a few weeks. She is eating, drinking, playing as normal. She has just returned to laying in the last few days after a moult, and seems quite well. I know every 6 -8 droppings are wet (can't remember the name of the type) but it's...
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    How intense is your pecking order?

    My p
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    How intense is your pecking order?

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    Rats here and there

    Ho, ho, ho :lau amazing, but they must work upside down!!! I can send a photo but it's basically step on the step and the lid opens outwards and food can be accessed (even the blasted ducks from the nearby lake have figured it out). I keep one of the four rat traps near the feeder but to no...
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    Rats here and there

    I have a treadle feeder but I still get rats. There is no other food source so I don't get why they keep coming back! I Have a bucket with a small amount of chook pellets with two bricks (either side of the bucket so they can climb in but not out) which has caught me many mice in the past but no...
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    Finished our coop!

    What a beautiful coop! You have wo
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    Abnormal head movement

    Thanks heaps for that info! I now know where to look
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    Abnormal head movement

    Thanks! I've heard of brewer's yeast. Wondering where I'd get it from.
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    Abnormal head movement

    Nutritional yeast is something I've not heard of in Australia. I'll have to do some research. Thanks for your advice ❤️ .
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    Abnormal head movement

    Thanks for your helpful reply. Would not giving them some meat (protein) enough to help while regrowing lost feathers?
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    Abnormal head movement

    My lovely Australorp, Gertie has been acting strangely in the mornings for about a week. When I open the coop and they come out, I give them (4 hens) about a cup of scratch mix on the ground. Gertie is a real guts, and could eat underwater, but this last week after a couple of half-hearted...
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    The Moment I’ve Been Waiting For! First Egg!!!

    Congratulations! The first egg is such a thrilling occasion. Enjoy 😁
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    Comment by 'Bonnieboo' in article 'Feeding Treats to Chickens in Moderation: What You Need to Know'

    Cottage cheese and yoghurt are great sources of calcium. I often give my girls plain yoghurt and they absolutely love it! Very occasionally some grated cheese. The extra calcium is good for their bones and egg shells.
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    Hen pecked

    My little auracana is the lowest in the pecking order who is mostly bullied by her sister. The other two join in if she tries to share food. She spends so much of her time alone and when she's with the others, she's nervous. I hate so much her being bullied to the point where she is neurotic...
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