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    Hen completely off her legs. Please help.

    For the third day now my hen cannot stand or walk (1.3 yrs old) She is on metacam and baytril to cover everything. The vet cannot offer a diagnosis. She is going through a heavy moult. Eating and drinking well. Droppings are good. I'm worried it may be something neurological. Can anyone offer...
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    Poorly looking hen :(

    My little hen Sookie is a little off at the moment. She's standing by herself, or just sits by herself. She's shaking her head a lot. Her crop is full and her comb looks a good colour. She has a bit of a slow eye blink, which my mother used to say was the 'death look' :( she's not as easy to...
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    very upset about eggs :'(

    my chicken eggs are supposed to hatch today 22/4 (ducks a few days later) but my hen hasnt sat on the nest for at least 12 hours. does this mean that they have all died?
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    Weird dark red scabby spots :S

    Hello! My cockerel Bruce (buff Orpington) has scaby looking spots on his comb. He's a healthly boy, nearly a year old. None of the others have these spots on them, so don't think it's contagious. He's had it for a few months, and it comes and goes. No other cockerels, only delightful hens and...
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    false eggs - do they stop chickens laying?

    hello :) have 5 5 month old chickens (one cock), 2 of which are starting to lay....very exciting even though it is winter. one of the hens is sitting on duck eggs, then lays her own egg, and then leaves the nest. i really dont mind, because even though the eggs are probably fertile, i dont want...
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    introducing new bird....with a cold :(

    so, just been given a black brahma by my friend who is going on holiday for a few months. shes 4 1/2 months old and sneezing and has a watery eye. i know i need to indroduce her slowly to my other birds (they are of similar age) but do i need to treat her 'cold' first, and the introduce her? is...
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    garlic - good or bad?

    hey guys.....been reading about good/bad foods for chickens. i put a couple of garlic bulbs in the birds drinking water as suggested by a friend. but have read a few reviews about garlic being poisonous to birds. is it ok to carry on putting garlic in their water?
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    loss of tail feathers

    hey every1....new to chicken keeping, but have 3 hens and 1 cock....and 2 runner ducks and 1 drake. they are all 3months old. but my light sussex has been losing her tail feathers. she is def at the bottom of the pecking order :( have checked her, and her feathers look like they have broken off...
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