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Hi, I treated our girls for worms on Tuesday - it is Thursday. what can i expect to see, and when will pooey bums clear up? One of pur girls was doing diarrhoea that was caramel brown, now it has gone dark but the white part is all stringy, not a clump (see pics) When will the worms be gone...

We have a 2 yr old blue orpington that we got a month ago and we were told she had just come back on the lay after winter. We didn’t get any eggs from her so put it down to shock. Her comb became bright red but still nothing. I was looking for round (“plump”) eggs. We have a Plymouth barred rock...

Hi, our new pullets- mostly this one in photo - are muddy (dry) due to coming from a farm that was terrential rain while they were being caught. They are dry under cover but the mud hasn’t come off. I don’t want to wash them as they are new and don’t want them to be afraid of me. Is there...

I have looked up so many ideas on pinterest for something the chooks can climb. There wasn’t a lot of variety but mostly people nail planks to tree trunks or have outdoor deck chairs available or build something. we have only just planted baby trees, and hubby doesn’t have time right now to...

Hello again, just wondering roughly how long the stress of a new home for a hen that was already laying will ease so she starts laying again? I cant find much research online but saw one article briefly say laying should commence within a few days, so, it has been “days” and still nothing, has...

Hi all, I have a white hen (old) and a PBR pullet (5 months) and have just introduced a 2 yr old Orpington that needed to be rehomed, (we’ve named her Mable) she has been kept behind a wire pen for 3 nights so far and still is, and all has gone reasonably well. We are getting 3 more hens today...

Hi, I was wondering what breed of hen our lady is - quite possibly a mixed breed as we were given fertile eggs. She is VERY noisy - cackles away especially when she demands food in the morning and evening. Hasn’t started laying yet (she is 5 months old), black legs, gold feathers around neck and...

Hi, i asked this question this morning but didn’t get an answer. One of my chicks that struggled hatching has a large belly, it was really swollen the day it hatched and could hardly walk properly with a huge thing between the legs. Today (day 2) swelling has gone down and its walking better...

Chick was diagnosed as mushy/pasty bottom but i’m thinking its the other problem- yolk not properly absorbed. I have tried to upload a video of it wobbling but still pecking, but can’t upload , so here’s a photo. The chick IS walking , EATING, and DRINKING, and following mum when she shows them...

Hi again, So going on from my last post, we’ve had 4 of 6 eggs hatching under mama hen, one chick hasn’t properly absorbed its yolk so its belly is swollen (on a seperate thread), and this wee one hasn’t hatched at all. Today is 23 days. I was certain I saw the start of a pip yesterday when the...

Hi, our hen has been sitting on 6 eggs. 3 hatched yesterday perfectly while one struggled. Today the struggled one was out, dried and wobbling about. I picked it up and saw its huge belly - i assume Mushy Belly is a better term, is going on. Chick is struggling around but otherwise looks good. I...

Hi, Im new to raising chickens but have had chickens through my childhoodvand some adulthood. I have now got a broody hen which she has just hatched 4 of 6 chicks (one has mushy buttom so will post new thread) I live in new zealand with my husband and 3 little boys plus a dog. I found this site...