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Hello all, we have a hen who was showing signs of distress and sitting a lot. Quick trip to the vet and northern fur mite was diagnosed and treated. No sign off distress any more, but hen still sitting more than usual. We are finding tiny eggs in the nest box, no bigger than say a blackbirds...

Hi all, We now have one hen left, she has been and is our sole provider of eggs. I know we shouldn't be keeping just one hen and are in the process of sourcing some new stock. Our one hen is a very lively bird and looks to be very healthy, as ever there is a but, since we have had her, her comb...

Hi all , More advice needed please. Just came home from work and found one of the two hens I have remaining has been attacked. I can only assume that the other hen is the culprit. She has an open wound on her back and is struggling to use her left leg. I have separated them and she is eating...

Hello All We now have a Hen that is sometimes struggling to stand upright. She is easy to pet but at the moment just lightly laying your hand on her back causes her to wobble and fall. She does appear to be eating and drinking OK. She is isolating herself from our other hens. The other thing is...

Hi All, Since my last post, Poorly Hen, we are down to four. Poorly Hen died at night and we had a second hen put to sleep by a vet. Glad to report that all four remaining are very healthy. But one Hen has taken up residence in the nesting tray, as far as I can gather she doesn't move out during...

Hello all, We are novice keepers and have had half a dozen Goldline Hens for two weeks. They have settled in really well and are at this moment leading my wife and daughter a very merry dance around what was a very nice lawn!! They started laying after ten days of being with us, well somebody...