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    Wrongly positioned air sac

    Thanks for your reply! I did read that article and it was very useful when I had to help a shrink-wrapped chick — she took too long to hatch and mum got off the nest. She had externally pipped but then dried out due to exposure. I made a makeshift incubator and helped her hatch over the course...
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    Wrongly positioned air sac

    Hello, My broody hen is sitting on three eggs, two have the air sacs at the side of the shell rather than at the end. Should I leave these eggs under mum to hatch or should I put them in the incubator from lockdown to keep an eye on them and assist if needed?
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    Comment by 'Lillith37' in article 'Reproductive Health in Chickens'

    Thanks for your comment, you make good points. I’m not an expert on feed choice but have noticed that the general advice is to feed pellet food with a high protein %. I agree that breeding hens who naturally lay less eggs is the best way to prevent repro disease. I find my broody girls are less...
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    Egg bound or not?

    Calcium helps with muscle contractions so if there is an egg stuck, it can help the hen pass it. A warm soak in an epsom bath in a dark room can also help. Regular calcium supplementation can also help reset their reproductive system if they are having regular troubles. You could try it for...
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    Bumblefoot?

    That’s what the salicylic wart patches and magnoplasm are for. The salicylic acid in the patches softens the skin around the bumble, and the bumble itself. It’s like fast-tracking the epsom salt baths, and it doesn’t compromise the healthy tough skin on the rest of their feet. The magnoplasm...
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    Bumblefoot?

    I’ve found in my experience whenever I go digging and hit blood, it makes the bumble worse. Blood is healthy tissue, and our home environments are not sterile, so infection can get in. I’ve dealt with that stringy bumble stuff on several occasions. One did require a vet in the end for...
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    Help... Not sure what this is

    Yeah ascites is caused by an underlying issue. The fluid can be drained but will return. I don’t think there’s much you can do for a hernia, maybe epsom baths? It may be a secondary issue to her recent prolapse. It may not bother her.
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    Help... Not sure what this is

    Maybe a hernia? How does it feel when you palpate it? Like soft tissue, soft and squishy? Or hard and distended? Or like it’s full of liquid, like a water balloon?
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    What happened?

    Probably just a glitch in the system as she gets used to laying. You can give calcium supplements if it continues. Also check her vent to make sure it hasn’t prolapsed. It’s harder for them to push out the soft shelled eggs.
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    Orpingtons: the good, bad and ugly

    I’ve got three bantam Orpingtons. I love them. The only downside is that they aren’t good in the heat (I’m in Australia and we get 30+ Celsius in the summer, with heatwaves that can reach 40+). Also they will be lower on the pecking order. If they are broody they might be disrupted on the nest...
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    Can you put a Chabo (Japanese Bantam) roo with regular size hens ?

    I have a bantam cockerel amongst bantam and standard size hens. It’s been good because the older bigger hens have taught him manners. One of the bantam hens has now accepted him. He was raised by my broody alongside a standard pullet and he has never tried to force her. He still tries to force...
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    Messy eaters - how to stop spilling?

    I have something similar to the tube feeder or bucket feeder pictured above. It has an overhang to stop the rain, but I still angle it away from the prevailing winds. Works fine, no spillage, and fine for birds with large combs. But the starlings can fly in and the rats can jump in so if you...
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    Advice for promising cockerel

    I knowww and to be fair he is far from crazy, that’s why I think he has promise. I’m just not sure whether I’m exacerbating his behaviour or if there’s a way I can approach him that will help him feel more settled. I’ve never had a cockerel this long before and I have a different relationship...
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    Advice for promising cockerel

    Thanks for your reply. I was mostly wondering if my presence or lack thereof was influencing his behaviour more so than the fact of the behaviour itself, because I had a suspicion he was only being rough when he knew I was around. I know there are varying perspectives around how to approach &...
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    Advice for promising cockerel

    Thanks everyone for your replies and reassurance. I guess I’m hearing that there’s nothing for me to do differently/not do, because he (and most cockerels) would act like this regardless.
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    Advice for promising cockerel

    Hello everyone, I have a flock of 9 chickens — 7 hens, 1 pullet and 1 cockerel. The cockerel and pullet are both < 6 months old. The cockerel is a bantam orpington. Two of my hens are also bantam orpingtons, the rest are a mix of full size chickens. The cockerel, Odin, was hatched and raised...
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    Very strange issues with a Hen

    Keep up corid treatment and treat for the mites/lice as well. If your chook is feeling sick from coccidiosis, she will be moving less, dustbathing less and preening less. Therefore she will be more susceptible to parasites. I’m just saying that this is not necessarily an either/or situation...
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    Very strange issues with a Hen

    When I have had issues with mild cases of coccidiosis in young chickens, they have recovered within a couple of days of treatment. I would syringe some water directly into the beak of the most affected one several times daily until I saw them drinking on their own. It’s very possible for one...
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    Hen limping and losing feathers-no noticeable signs of mites or bumblefoot

    I misread your original post and thought you said she was getting beat on by the other hens. Sounds like she’s moulting.
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    Very strange issues with a Hen

    Not everyone necessarily will show symptoms of coccidiosis. You can treat the whole flock and see if that helps Petunia. It shouldn’t hurt them, if you’re worried you can give a vitamin supplement after treatment. Corid works by blocking vitamin B, so it’s important not to give supplements...
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