Posts by iFairyx

Hi all,   I know this is probably in the wrong place, but I have no idea where would be the right place :)   We've had to do a chicken dissection for uni and we're in the middle of the write-up (fun times, eh?). Not...

Mine go out in all weathers (for the most part), if its raining then they normally hide under the coop (the coop is lifted off the ground), if they get sneezey (as they do sometimes) then I make up some Tylan for them, but I live in...

Sounds like she is a nasty piece of work :(   Is it possible to introduce a cockerel to the flock? We had a hen who wasn't the best hen in the world, but putting a cockerel in with them stopped the whole pecking order and...

Hi all,   Just another oddity to report.   Yesterday we were all round the farm (as you do) and one of the chickens screamed, of course all attention went on the chicken pen! All the birds had gone to one side of...

When breeding rabbits you really don't need to leave the buck with the doe. It takes about 3 seconds for a rabbit to conceive, so if you leave them together for about 30 minutes or even an hour it should be more than enough time....

Mine are home made wooden rows (of boxes) and are square maybe just over a foot wide (not sure how deep but a few birds can sleep in one box). They are bedded with sawdust (nice and thick). Ohh and there is a lip on the...

I did read somewhere about showing the rooster that you are in charge, I think it had something to do with holding its beak and slowly lowering it to the floor in-front of the other birds (I haven't tried this, I think I did a search...

aww thats really sweet....<3

I think it varies. One of my little bantam cockerel was very friendly,he would run up to you and wait to be picked up - then he would sit on your shoulder etc..... and then one day he became a little aggressive to my mum...

Aww lol so cute.