Posts by KnightNic

I am covered in blood blisters from an attack today and I need a solution so that I can keep her :(   I love my hens, I got the 3 of them as day old chicks and have raised them to 11 months. They really are...

My ladies definately know me, they fuss to be let out and then just follow me and sit on my back door step and watch whats happening inside. Sometimes I forget to put up the chicken-gate at the door and I turn around and they're...

My chooks still sleep in a pile (theyre 8 months), they love the roost during the day but not at bed time.   They dont like their house in heavy rain or wind, I think the noise echoes inside ...maybe this...

That is so gorgeous! I wish mine let me cuddle them like that ;)

Mine do that too! I say "in your house, in your house" and walk behind them. 90% of the time it works, the other 10% they head towards the house and just as they get to the door they all run in different directions across the...

Actually after having a good look UP her nose it does appear blocked with black stuff. It's quite high up, not at the entrance to her nostril.   No idea how to clear it :(

My much loved hen is breathing funny and sneezing a LOT, she only breathes through her mouth and it's really loud.   She shound more like a goose than a hen at the moment and I feel bad for her.   She was a bit unwell...

Thanks for that!! I wasn't sure about cooling methods because I was worries I'd be going from one extreme to another but I'll bring her inside with the fan on and see if that helps.   Don't worry, I wasn't dunking her :) Just...

I have a 6month old Plymouth Barred Rock who is acting weird and I suspect she's unwell. She's pacing around her coop and walking into walls, into her food bowl and acting distressed. She's also panting and has a very red, hot...

I have 3 hens (or so I thought) and one has started making a weird noise like it's trying to crow. I originally had 6 day-old chicks which I raised and 3 really did end up as roosters and once they started crowing had to go to a farm...