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    Wild bird laying in hen's nest

    Wow, I am quite surprised. Maybe need to send some more pics of the shed where the chickens are shut in every night to keep them safe. During the day, the door is open so they can free-range and lay their eggs in there. No way I can keep wild birds out.
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    Wild bird laying in hen's nest

    Has anybody had experience of this before? Some small wild bird is regularly laying eggs in a hen's nest. We removed 4 of these eggs (photo attached with one bantam egg for comparison) but now the hen has gone broody and there are another 3 under her. I am keen for these babies to be hatched...
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    Dealing with a 1 year old rooster

    I totally agree with FrostRanger. Chickens have different temperaments, just like people. You have to get rid of the psychos. There are plenty of roosters out there who are gentle and protective of their ladies and just up for re-homing because of the gene pool. The more you keep him...
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Hi, I was trying to post a pic for the calendar. I am not sure whether this has been received...

    Hi, I was trying to post a pic for the calendar. I am not sure whether this has been received, or whether it meets the guidelines? Maybe you can let me know. Thanks, Fluffy07
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    I am not sure how to submit a photo for the calendar contest? Does this one count?
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    Please don't ignore second chick who is just poking her head out underneath Mums' breast.
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Please help us help this duckling !!!! 🐥 😢

    I did this yesterday in a similar situation. Keep it warm, preferably against your chest under a woolly jumper. It won't need food or water for 24 hours after hatching. When it starts moving and cheeping and holding its head up then you can put it back under mum. If she still rejects it then...
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    Survivors!

    Posting pic of tiny hatchlings born this morning and abandoned in the egg by Mum. After 2 hours + against my chest and under my dressing gown they started to warm up and uncurl. Lots of cheeping and, later, struggling around. Fascinating to hold a premature chick who still had the full yolk...
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    Robust Flock and got a few small chicks and,,,, something ain't right

    I would suggest you separate the sick chicks from the rest of the flock, urgently. It might be due to the condition of the mother, or it might be a disease. I would also suggest you get a vet to check them out. Chin up! Fluffy
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    Help!! Premature chick!!

    My baby blind chick died today. God take her. She will suffer no longer.
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    Help!! Premature chick!!

    I don't know how your chick is doing now but it is not premature. It is fully feathered. It might have come from an egg that was hatching earlier than the others. If Mum is still sitting put it under her. If it is in the incubator, then keep it there for a couple of days, with feed and...
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    Love is all there is

    That's great. You allow another person to have their own view. It's pretty rare now.
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    Help chicken broke her leg. :((

    Hi, I am so sorry for you. I have also had a hen with a broken leg. Just bring in some 'friends' to be with her. If they are eating she may also.
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    Help chicken broke her leg. :((

    I know how you are feeling! I have had a hen with a broken leg. If you can get it to heal properly she will be fine. I also don't have any vet around here who knows beans about chickens so you are going to have to treat her yourself. My suggestion is that you bring in a couple of 'friends'...
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    Love is all there is

    I relish being in a forum where there is no hatred, no vitriol, no humiliation of other people. Social media has become a mash of hatred, and criticism. Some people are so enraged by anybody else's point of view they are ready to murder them! In my chicken world, and all of yours, we find...
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    How to treat a blind chick?

    Thank you. Do you know why chicks are born blind? None of the rest of the hatch are blind.
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    How to treat a blind chick?

    Thank you SO MUCH for this! You'll make a great vet! The little one has been fed by syringe but, today, she is pecking and scratching of her own accord once you place her in the feed bowl. She is also drinking, once you put her beak in the water. Mum has not rejected her, nor have the other...
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    How to treat a blind chick?

    I hope so soon, but I haven't got them yet. My son took the photos today.
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