Posts by goldenchic

Hi chookschic have you had any more thoughts about what could be killing my hens? the rest seem fine today but thats nothing to go by, i suppose only time will tell, am hoping princess will be my last loss, polly has ended up on her own...

the older bird stopped laying about 6 weeks ago, but they are molting & been broody so i put it down to this, princess was the heaviest and used to watch them eating she was the bottom of the pecking order but always got her ...

gerty & daisy ive had since 8 weeks old with no problems, in may they were 10 months old ,when we got rosy and peggy off a breeder who said they were eight weeks old, but looking back we think they may have only been six weeks they...

we had seven hens in july now have three, i originally had two partridge wyandottes gerty and daisy, they were 10 months old so we decided to add to our flock, we added a booted bantam rosy & a rir  peggy after 3 days the booted...

hello and welcome

i fantasize about winning the lottery so i can buy a house with a big bit of land & high fences so my chickens can free range till their hearts content, only have four bantams and live in suburbia. their run is 8ft x 8ft,they free...

thanks for your advise gave partridge bantams  some sardnes this morning, i have 1 RIR & 1 light sussex 28 weeks now, with winter on way & nights pulling in can i expect any eggs before next spring ?

yes i think, you maybe right lots of feathers in coop, how long do they molt for and is their any special treatment required, haven't had an egg for weeks could it be a bit of both ?

my hens have stopped laying their combs have gone from red to pink, is this a sign of broodiness ? never noticed the comb change colur before

you have some great ideas my hens are always knocking their feed over, i only give wheat & corn  as a treat in the afternoon, if i put it in there in a pvc pipe like you have they would eat that all day long and wouldn't eat the...