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  1. J

    A depressed hen?

    Yes, that's what we've done. I hope she'll adjust but she seems depressed, though better than yesterday. (Or perhaps she's remorseful!)
  2. J

    A depressed hen?

    She's perkier this morning. I'm still going to try both the better food and more entertainment lines, though. It would be great to be able to put her back with her chums.
  3. J

    A depressed hen?

    My hunch is it's behavioural (though as I've said I am a novice). We'll see what the change of diet achieves for her.
  4. J

    A depressed hen?

    One of the others has been broody three times since March (having five weeks off from laying each time) but she sat rather grumpily in the nest area most of the day (though I took to posting her out through the pop-hole from time to time). The vicious hen comes out of her house but just stands...
  5. J

    A depressed hen?

    Having looked at that thread I suspect our accommodation may be too tidy. There's lots of loose rocky earth to scratch in and I give them vegetation to scuffle plus I visit them several times a day with small snacks which I throw round the run to give them the fun of retrieval. But when it's a...
  6. J

    A depressed hen?

    I've ordered some ground feed (from Germany) which does list its contents and is high in protein. I might try soaking the "muesli" they have at the moment until the new stuff arrives.
  7. J

    A depressed hen?

    Thank you - I've ordered some ground feed which claims to be high in protein and other good things. I can see the sense of giving them food which they can't eat selectively. And I agree that animals can't know best when we're keeping them in artificial circumstances.
  8. J

    A depressed hen?

    They get special poultry feed; the shop said it was the best they sell. This is the stuff (I give them extra oyster shell too)...
  9. J

    A depressed hen?

    Their shed is probably 4 square metres in area with three perches and a high roof, and the run is 24 square metres (now divided 8/12). It's too dark to take a photo!
  10. J

    A depressed hen?

    I imagine so; I shall investigate - thank you!
  11. J

    A depressed hen?

    The diet is what was recommended by the shop who sold us the hens; I am a novice. We're in France. What is chick starter feed? There may be a local equivalent.
  12. J

    A depressed hen?

    They all have special poultry mixed grains which include wheat, maize, dried peas and linseed in their feeder, plus lots of greenery, and wheat and mealworms as an afternoon snack, plus occasional scraps of cheese, pasta, rice, couscous and squash seeds. Their shed is probably 4 square metres in...
  13. J

    A depressed hen?

    We've had three hens since March. All was harmonious until a few weeks ago when one started plucking feathers off another one's back. The victim was moulting so I thought that was the problem, separated them for a couple of days (they could still see each other) then put them back and all was...
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