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    How to stop two hens eating feathers

    Hi everyone, I’m having a bit of trouble with two of my hens, Albatross and Molly. Both are pecking and eating feathers, and I want to stop them before it escalates further. They’re both around four years old, still very healthy and laying. The pellets I give them are 15% protein, which they...
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    Tips to prevent boredom and bullying?

    Hi everyone, There is currently bird flu in my state, and recently it’s gotten too close for comfort. My chickens are normally free range, but they will be locked up until it’s safe to go out. The problem is I have 14 chickens, including 3 roosters. The spacing is not ideal. They will not have...
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    Mostly unresponsive hen, possible heat stress or dehydration

    Hi everyone, A little earlier today when I was checking all the animals I noticed one of my hens acting odd. She was just standing in place with her eyes closed. Even when I approached her, she didn’t respond to my voice, the other chickens or the twigs snapping. She only very briefly open...
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    Egg with a cracked shell

    Hey everyone. I was collecting the eggs today when I found one of them had a cracked shell. Now this wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, but it looks like it came out broken, rather than broke for whatever reason. It also has this strange white powder looking effect. My chickens should have all the...
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    Peacock harassing chickens

    Hi everyone, I’ve been having some issues with my peacock. He’s almost 3 years old, I believe it’s currently breeding season, and he’s almost constantly chasing my chickens around. He’ll generally pick a target, and chase them around until he gets bored. With one hen in particular, he followed...
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    Blood in poop, possible coccidiosis

    Hi everyone. About a week ago I noticed one of my hens was suddenly quite unwell. She was very pale, lethargic, isolating herself, droopy tail, and had blood in her poop. After a bit of research I concluded the most likely option was coccidiosis, moved her away from the others and got some...
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    Hen with issues eating

    Hi everyone, recently, I’ve noticed my oldest hen, Duck, has been deteriorating. Most of it initially seemed like pretty typical old hen stuff. A bit less active, sleeping a little more etc. That was until a few weeks ago when one morning she had become much worse, her tail was drooping, and she...
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    Vaccinated chicken with unvaccinated chickens

    Hi everyone, I’m not sure that this is the right forum, but I need some advice so here I go! Today, through some strange and unforeseen circumstances, I’ve gotten an ex-battery hen. While I’m always delighted by a new member of the flock, the issue comes from the fact she is almost certainly...
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    Flock losing weight

    Hi everyone, for a little while I’ve noticed most, if not all of my chickens have lost some weight. Most of their keel bones are fairly defined. I initially suspected worms, but from the poops I’ve seen there have been no sign of worms, and the poops are fairly normal for my chickens. Their diet...
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    Hen with paralysis and panting

    Hi everyone. Around five days ago I noticed my 2 year old hen acting odd. Although she moved around with the rest of the flock, she was almost always sleeping and breathing through her mouth. The next day she seemed better, and I had to leave for a trip so I was not able to check how she was...
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    Ill hen sleeping all day

    Hi everyone, I’ve noticed today that my hen Kucheli has been acting odd. Mostly that virtually all of today she’s been sleeping, which is unlike her usual energetic self. She does seem to be eating, though she’s a little thin at the moment, as are some of my other hens (probably going to worm...
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    Very unwell hen

    Hi there everyone. I need some help with one of my chickens. Yesterday I noticed she seem unwell, her comb and waddles were discoloured and yellowish, and she seemed a bit tired. Overnight she worsened quickly. She’s keeping low with her tail down, not moving much, has eaten a little but not...
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    Hen with a hurt foot

    Hi everyone, I’ve recently noticed one of my hens, Eva, has some sort of foot injury. There is no outside cut or blood but her middle toe looks blue/purple. There is also much less resistance when you bend the toe, and Eva doesn’t seem able (or willing) to bend it, though she doesn’t seem in...
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    Urgent- fox attack, injured hen

    I came home today to find feathers everywhere. One of the hens to survive has a huge chunk taken out of her back and lots of feathers removed. She’s still walking and awake but I’m not sure how to treat her, and going to the vet isn’t an option. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thank you.
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    Sick chicks, unsure of what to do

    Hi all, I have a clutch of four 12 day old chicks, currently being raised by a mumma hen. As of yesterday, two of them became hunched, sleepy, sickly looking and constantly seeking warmth. In a previous batch of chicks, two showed these symptoms and died soon after. The chicks are currently with...
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    Tic treatment with chicks

    Hi all, not sure if this is the right forum so do tell me if you think this belongs somewhere else. Anyway, my chicken Kucheli has just hatched her first chick earlier today (with potentially 4 more on the way.) The issue is I’ve recently found out she, and the rest of my flock have tics...
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    Sick chick, lethargic, not eating or drinking.

    Never sure how to start these so I’ll get straight to the point. I came home today to find the smallest of my 17 day old chicks alone on the ground. I’ve been away for 2 days so I’m not sure how long she was there. It’s dusk so the rest had jumped into the nesting box with Kiki (their mum.) She...
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    I’ve seen my chook preening other chickens

    This isn’t particularly urgent, more of a mild curiosity I’ve had after seeing my oldest hen, Duck (don’t worry about the name) preening two other hens. I know chickens like to preen in groups, but I’ve never seen a chicken preening another chook. Duck is currently at the top of the hen pecking...
  19. SomeChookLover

    Hello! I’ve seen a couple of the forums here and finally decided I should join in some discussions!

    I’m an Aussie so please excuse my slang, and currently have 19 chickens and a peacock. My family has had chooks for quite a while, but about 3 years ago I took a proper interest in them and started looking after them. (The only benefit of lockdown!) For my chooks breeds, we’ll that’s a little...
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    My chook has a brain injury, she’s getting worse.

    A few months ago one of my Polish chooks got a hard peck on the head and was knocked unconscious, (I’d say given her breed, she probably has a vaulted skull). I was there at the time and took her inside and she woke up and recovered after a few minutes, but she was never quite right after. I...
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