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    Organic Pest Control

    Thank you both for your helpful replies and apologies for such a slow response! The U.K. is generally quite damp BUT the soil here at our home is quite a bit sandier compared to where my parents live for example… I hope that might be helpful in controlling pests.
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    Organic Pest Control

    Hi BYC! It’s been a while since I posted, I hope you’re all doing well. :) Until now my chicken care has always been for my parents’ flock with the chickens kept at their home (I sometimes had some hens which were “mine” in that flock), but it looks like my husband and I might soon be able to...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Great tip, thank you @ManueB!
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I’ve only just found this thread and don’t have enough time to read through it all, but I’ve read the earliest pages and some of the later ones to try and get a feel for it. Thank you for helping this flock, @Shadrach. And I’m sorry about those geese. It is infuriating when people don’t even...
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    What breed is this roo?

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge. ☺️
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    What breed is this roo?

    Thanks all. I’d never even heard of a Bielefelder so shows what I know! 😂
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    What breed is this roo?

    Thank you. I wonder what his parents were. He is a sweetie and I hope will stay that way as he grows stronger.
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    What breed is this roo?

    Please can I have some help with identifying the breed of this rooster? We’re in the U.K. My parents recently rehomed him and 8 hens from very poor conditions. He has various issues including an awful breast blister which we are working on, but his temperament is wonderful so far (he arrived...
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    hen doesn't walk

    Can you share some photos of her feet and legs? ☺️
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    What do I need to get started??

    I agree that space, space, space is everything. We are in the UK and the only predator we really need to worry about is the fox, who doesn’t come to where our chickens are until it’s dark, so we do not need to keep an enclosed run (which, if I understand correctly, you don’t need in Hawaii...
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    Chicken just died. Heavy vomiting as it expired

    Sorry for your loss, @Lanalou417. It does sound like your girl might have had sour crop in my experience and that she might have aspirated, but it’s hard to say for sure exactly why she died. It really sounds like you did your best to help her and sometimes they have things going on inside that...
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    hen doesn't walk

    It could definitely be an injury… if you pick her up and put her down standing, can she stand or does she try to take the weight off one leg? We had a hen with a leg injury who didn’t walk properly for a long time. We made her a separate area during her recovery, ensuring she had water, food...
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    New here. We rescue poultry/fowl and this is just breaking my heart..

    Thanks for helping this sweet girl. As mentioned above, I think I’d also be applying something like Vaseline after the soaks as I feel it would help soften and soothe the crustiness too. I’d keep her food and water quite close together (which I’m sure you’ve done anyway in isolation) so she...
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    What the HECK is this on my hen???

    In our case the rooster (who we just rehomed from some poor conditions) has weak legs and sits down a lot which put a lot of pressure on his body. He was lying just on a dirt floor all the time. We are hoping he will roost, once he gains strength, and for now we have him on a thick layer of...
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    Infection or healing?

    Personally I would keep her separate until it has healed further. Can she see the other chickens?
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