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    How do you cull chickens?

    Done it for the second time tonight too. First time was a very sick weak hen. Husband did that. This time it was 6 2mo cockerels. I had tried the rehoming route first for 6 weeks but no takers and I couldn't keep them any longer. Was fortunate husband was home too. I held the bird and he...
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    East Anglia UK - Polish, Frizzle and mix cockerels and hens

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    East Anglia UK - Polish, Frizzle and mix cockerels and hens

    Maybe because I've bought a few cockerels when starting my flocks. Also my mum has sold a few of mine too. I never thought of using this site to sell but I saw some sale posts pop up so thought I'd try it but I wouldn't have thought to ever look here if I wanted to buy iykwim. I have also been...
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    East Anglia UK - Polish, Frizzle and mix cockerels and hens

    Does this site actually bring in buyers I'm wondering? I'll need a solution to these little boys asap now
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    East Anglia UK - Polish, Frizzle and mix cockerels and hens

    Polish, frizzle and frizzle gene cockerel £10 Black cockerel and polish mix cockerels £5 Frizzle hens £10
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    East Anglia UK - Polish, Frizzle and mix cockerels and hens

    Hello all, So I have the remainder of my last hatch ready for their new homes. The cockerels are truly handsome now. See pictures and lmk if you need any more info. They hatched on 28th March 2025. - Cream Chamois Polish - Black and white frizzle bantum - Black and white smooth feather but...
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    22 days, no pips, no peeps

    I hatched bantum eggs in March and my hatch started on day 20 and the last 2 hatched day 24. They have all been healthy. The one remaining egg on day 24 started seeping by the end of the day so I threw that away. I didn't open it up
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    Companihen hatches again

    13 out of 14 chicks hatched. One of the last 3 was a bit weak and had slightly splayed legs. I treated it with a hobble for 2 days and it seems corrected for now. The oldest chicks are 1 week old now and the last 3 to hatch are 4 days old. They all seem healthy and active and i may move them to...
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    Splay leg, day old chick

    After 2 days of hobble chick is pretty much corrected. I've removed the plasters as it did seem to be so distressed by them although they were not tight, I could easily slip small scissors up inside to snip them. Will keep an eye but so far all looks good 👍
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    Splay leg, day old chick

    Thank you for the picture and response. Yes the chick can walk ok... although it seems so frustrated all the time it more flies head first whoever it wants to go but that's really not safe. I'm leaving it hobbled today too and we'll see how it is tmw I think I've left it in with the other...
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    Splay leg, day old chick

    Oh thank you for changing this to a thread not an article. My mistake, sorry 🤦‍♀️ Little chick still spends forever trying to peck the plaster off. Really is mad at me
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    Splay leg, day old chick

    Tried to make my first hobble! Chick had quite splayed legs although not as bad as some of the images I've seen... does this hobble look ok! Or too close together. Chick is mad and very angrily trying to peck the plaster off... what else can I do?
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    Companihen hatches again

    Humidity fluctuated a lot throughout lockdown days, from 45 through to 80s. Out of 14 fertile eggs we've had 11 hatch so far and another with a pip this morning and 2 unpipped as yet. The pips/hatches spread from day 18 through to day 22 which is today and they're still hatching. The...
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    Eglu with heat lamp as a brooder?

    Thanks for your responses. To my shock and horror I've just taken my heat plate out to set it up in the box brooder I was going to use for the first few days and it is CRAWLING with what I assume to be red mites, they are grey ish though. The last time this heat plate was near a chicken was...
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    Eglu with heat lamp as a brooder?

    I have a question, has anyone put a heat plate (We have the yellow mama hen one) into an eglu house? I'm hoping to move my chicks from this hatch outside sooner this time round, and set up an outdoor brooder for them. My idea is to put the eglu on our patio with slabs under and slabs on the...
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