Recent content by Shells

Photo's of the lovely coop my young neighbor "helped me" with. Next step is the water system with PVC pipe and nipples which I will do myself (Josh might "help me" with the water tank stand).

I'm just about to start building a nipple PVC pipe water system for my hens. I notice that the company I am going to buy the nipples through also sell "saddles" with them if wanted to fit two different sized pipes. Can anyone tell me what they are for? are they to be used with the nipple...

Hi my Silver Lace Wyandotte is doing exactly the same thing except she is not eating the feathers. I will follow this with interest. She has just become un-broody and we wondered if this might have anything to do with it.

Hi, Iv'e always waited until they on the perch at night and we (the kids and I) have a great adventure in the dark with our head lamps to go clip the hens wings! They are very docile then. I learnt this after my first attempt with hens when my husband couldn't speak for laughing at me trying to...

Please help me. Today, Tues, I have just received some brown leghorn eggs to put under my broody hen and I'm waiting on some lavender araucana's to add to them. How long can I keep the eggs before they go under the hen (I hope the others will arrive on Thurs, so it would be Friday before they...

My lovely Josephine (a barred rock) went broody and we quickly ordered some fertilizes eggs. She has hatched 2 clutches now and she looked after them beautifully. My husband decided it would be too cold outside for them so the first lot lived in the down stairs room. Great for us and the kids...

I'm new to this raising chicks business and mine are eating newspaper. ( I watched in horror half an hour ago) I have my 4 week old chicks in a dog cage in the kitchen so am unable to put shavings into it as it is too shallow. I will relax now until they go outside.

Hello experienced chicken raisers, I have a wonderful broody Mum who has hatched her second batch of some purchased fertilized eggs. I would like to hand raise 2 of the chicks. Can I safely take 2 day old chicks away from their adopted Mum? Regards, Shelley

Hi I'm fascinated, what do pickled eggs taste like? I haven't managed to convince my partner of the benefit of getting bantams yet but this may help.