Recent content by Seachickens13

Thanks so much for replying! We don't have any hawks around here, so apart from maybe a red kite (and they're endangered here) there are no other birds that could've taken them. I would've suspected a fox, but there was no blood or feathers and my mum saw a bird of prey circling the coop. There...

Hello fellow poultry fanatics:) I'm having some trouble with the local buzzards in my area. A few days ago they took three of our girls, which was very upsetting for me and the rest of the family. As we live in Northern Ireland and buzzards are endangered here, guns are not an option. What do...

Hi guys, My first batch of chicks are thriving-they're so cute! But I'm concerned about the second batch. Two of the three day old Marans are fine, but the third continuously sticks his head in the air and makes a swallowing motion, even when lying down! I have tried massaging his throat and...

Update: the chick is still bedraggled and has what looks like blood coming out of its vent. The other two chicks are pecking it so I moved it back into the incubator. What's wrong?

I don't know, maybe. I live in the UK, so it might be too late!

It's a cross between a hybrid layer and our light Sussex rooster. Thank you so much for your advice:)

Hi, this morning I discovered that three baby chicks had hatched out of my incubator! Two looks fluffy, so I moved them to the brooder, but I'm worried about the third one. It doesn't seem to be able to walk and it keeps lurching around and pressing its head against the side of the incubator. I...

Thanks guys, I didn't expect this much response!! I think most of you are saying to get flock raiser with 20% protein and I already leave out oyster shell as if I don't some of my girls eat their own eggs. Chick crumb is fine for pullets and growers at the start right? Thanks so much...

Hi guys, I am wondering do you need to keep chickens and pulleys separate to feed them? I have laying chickens but I want to incubate some dual purpose birds. I have found a growers/pulled ration for the young 'uns, but do I mix it with the layers pellets my 2year olds are used to, or do I keep...

Ok, thanks guys! Where can I get Multi flock/all-in-one? I am in Northern Ireland, so Can I get it online or something?

I am getting a bit bewildered about this! We have some RIRs and are planning to incubate more eggs as we have a cockerel, and I would like to have them as layers, but also for meat. I have looked around but nowhere seems to mention how to feed dual purpose birds. Do you feed them a mix of grower...

I think I have a problem with one of my chickens. . . We have about 20 chickens, but one is suffering and I think it is because she is not eating the layers pellets, only the corn we put out. She looks lethargic, doesn't run about like the others and draws her neck into herself. We feed her...

Yes, I know it's June but I live in Northern Ireland, so it is hailing at the moment! I will try to get some mixed feed or something. . . I looked up a day feed and made a temporary one out of oats, raisins, lentils and sesame & fennel seeds. Thanks:)

Hey guys, I could really use help on this one. We have an elderly RIR who doesn't lay. We recently had to give her some antibiotics and discovered. That she only at corn-not layers pellets! Is there anything I can give her instead? All my hens are free-ranging and we cut up apples and stuff for...

Hey, can you guys give me some advice? We are going to build/ buy a new coop this summer, but our old one was wood and it A. Rotted B. Was hard to clean and C. Attracted red mite So we want a coop for about 20 birds that is easy to clean and has nest boxes outside. We have heard about metal...