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Our Light Sussex, normally very perky, chatty and happy hasn't been quite herself recently. She's almost 2 1/2 years old. A few weeks ago she suddenly seemed unhappy and often looked hunched and stopped running for her morning feed. She started spending much of her time sat on the ground and I...

We have a hen with diarrhoea with blood or blood clots. We took her to the vet 3 weeks ago with these symptoms, as she became very unwell looking within ~48 hours. The vet was unsure of the cause and we treated her with daily anti-inflam and anti-biotic injections for 5 days. Remarkably, the...

More info following my original posting.... We have a Warren, Sylvia, who has been a very regular layer for almost 2 years. She stopped laying suddenly a couple of weeks ago. She has seemed otherwise well, though her appetite has now fallen off significantly as has the other warren. Having done...

Hi there, I wonder whether anyone can help, We have a 2 year old Warren (Sylvia Berlusconi) who has laid regularly, pretty much 6 days out of 7, since she first came into lay. She suddenly stopped laying about 2 weeks ago but continues to seem otherwise well. Can anyone suggest what the cause...

I've had a chicken killed this morning - sometime mid morning. Can anyone suggest what it might be and how I deter another visit? The carcass was laid where she'd been killed. Most of the head was left, though pretty much severed. All of the meat had been eaten from the fleshy parts. Feet...