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    Poem to a rescued caged hen

    An Ex-Battery Hen’s First Christmas I woke all cosy and warm in the hay And smiled at the thought ‘another free-range day’ As I ruffled and fluffed and cooed and preened I heard Mable cry a chilling scream! So up I hopped, my butt feathers flat As I ran through the barn and out of the hatch I...
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    hen that wants to be a rooster?

    Can anyone help me. I rescued a battery hen in June this year and she is blooming etc very friendly but she doesn't behave like the other girls. She will find bugs etc and not eat them she holds them in her beak and calls over the other girls (and me too!) to see what she's got. then she will...
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    droopy rear end

    Hi can anyone help me my friends hen has a droopy rear end, she has never had this problem before and always held her tail upright etc. Other than her droopy tail she seems healthy and active. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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    droopy rear end

    Hi can anyone help me my friends hen has a droopy rear end, she has never had this problem before and always held her tail upright etc. Other than her droopy tail she seems healthy and active. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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    can anyone help me?

    I am starting a website that i am aiming to be a complete online resource for the information and rescue and rehabilitation of commercial hens. I am looking for people who have worked in commercial chicken/egg farms and hatcheries to fill in an online questionnaire so i can post it on my website...
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    Buzzards

    Does anyone know if a buzzard will kill a hen?
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    living with wryneck?

    I have just got a new hen today that was rescued from a commercial farm. she walks like a weeble (now this is also her new name) and sometimes she cannot support her head and it turns backwards then she falls over. a friend of mine has had her for a year and this never changed. other than that...
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    Emaciated girl

    My Girl Violet (ex battery) is facing her first winter. She taken a bad molt and is emaciated what can I do she gets vits in he water layers pellets available (for ex bats) 24/7 I give them veg/porridge/pasta two portions a day she's ways very active running around and she has lots of new quills...
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    Porridge

    Is it ok to give my hens porridge on the winter mornings?
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    ode to my hen Chloe who passed away this afternoon

    I rescued chloe just over four months ago she was a battery hen. she died this afternoon of peritonitis. i want to post this here because everyone thinks im mad to love a chicken so much and noone understands... but i hope you all do. Chloe Don’t go or you will forget me, or worse I will...
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    normal behaviour anybody?

    Hi I have recently been thrown into the world of chickens and am officially obsessed. This is my first time as a chicken keeper and am getting used to their behaviour. but... is it normal for hens not to want to come out of the coop in the wind? and to sunbathe a lot? I have one chicken and i...
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    Please help... hen pecked my girls vent!!

    my chickens are rescue battery hens and are still growint their feathers. chloe was totally bald and it is taking a little more time for her. we recently introduced a new bird into the flock and there were no signs of anything wrong. this morning i found chloe hiding in a corner while the new...
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    Toys for my coop

    Does anyon have any idea of anything I can make etc to put in my coop to keep my girls occupied etc. I hang cabbages and leeks etc hen the weather is bad and they can't free range. But it is getting colder here in England and soon I will be converting the shed for my girls to winter in as it...
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    Chicken sleeping outside??

    My chicken has been sleeping outside since I put a new bird in a couple of days ago. She is an ex battery and doesn't have many feathers and I don't want her to catch a chill. I've tried picking her up and putting her in but when I go down later she's outside again. What should I do?
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    Hurricane Irene

    Just want to say hope anyone affected by the hurricane is ok. Thinking of you all
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    new stressed hen

    could anyone give me any advice on a new member of my flock. she has been quarentined and appears healthy i have dusted her for lice etc and am going to worm all my flock together at the weekend. she is a sussex hen and has an extra toe on one foot... is this normal? she is in a pen in the...
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    ill hen

    can anyone help i went to give my hens breakfast this morning and found georgina sitting in the nest box i wasnt sure if she was laying an egg so i left her for 15 mins. all her feathers are puffed up ans she wont eat or drink. she hardly even opens her eyes... what can i do? im so worried...
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    hens under the weather???

    does anyone have any ideas why my hens are looking a little out of sorts this morning? they are usually very lively when i let them out of their coop for a few hours free ranging before i go to work but this morning they were all subdued. chloe the cheekiest girl usually holds a full scale...
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    home for a peahen

    Please post items wanted to buy (or be gifted) in the Buy Sell Auction section. Thanks.
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    home for a peacock

    offering a loving and idyllic home for a female peacock in Northamptonshire England UK. if you know of anyone needing a home for a female peacock pls contact me on [email protected]
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