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I have a 3 year old Sussex chicken. She has always been healthy and laid well until recently. She hasn't laid for 4 days. Her comb is dark red and droopy. She doesn't want to come out of the coop. I have been lifting her out and trying to tempt her with yogurt and meal worms, which she normally...

Can anyone advise me? One of my five hens has passed what looks like a lump of dimpled fat? It's about 5cm in size, there is no sign of blood. When I cut it open the knife passed easily through it. There wasn't anything obvious inside it. One of my hens has been off her food slightly and has...

Can anyone advise, I lost a previously healthy 14 month old chicken yesterday. She went down very quickly, I noticed she wasn't eating during the afternoon supper of corn and dried meal woms. She was drinking a lot of water.I checked her crop and it appeared normal, not over hard and not spongy...

Thanks to all who gave me the sound advise for my broody hen. As of yesterday I now have, as far as I can tell, two gorgeous chicks hatched from five eggs. My question is how long after the 21 days should I leave the unhatched eggs under mum? She still won't get off the nest although she is...

I have a broody hen sitting on 5 fertile eggs, purchased from a breeder as I don't have a cockeral. They are due to hatch as of tomorrow, if all goes to plan?! At the moment we have been lifting her off the nest twice a day to encourage her to eat and drink otherwise she wouldn't get off them...