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Hi all, I have two RIRs and one BR hen, approx 1.5 years old, not laying right now as we are in the middle of winter here in NZ. Upon cleaning out their coop I have noticed HEAPS of grey flakes under the perch where they sleep. I'm assuming these are skin flakes, they are at the end of their...

Hi all, Having issues with my RIR, Sue, again. Noticed last Monday (02 Nov) that she was broody, refusing to get out of nesting box and puffing up and hissing when I tried to extract her. Got her in the Broody Buster Monday night, and kept her there all day Tues, Wed, Thurs. Let her out Friday...

Hi all, Just had the revolting experience of finding roundworms in chicken poop :( I will be going out tomorrow to buy some wormer, the most prevalent one here in NZ appears to be Avi-verm (Levamisole Hydrochloride 24% w/v as an aqueous solution). New to chickens and have never had to worm...

So heres the deal. I have a RIR pullet who has been laying for about 6 weeks (ive owned her for about a month). For the last week or so, she has been displaying broody behaviours. She is clucking constantly, spending hours on end in the nesting box, regardless of whether she has eggs under her...

Sorry if this is a silly question guys but I am new to chickens so this is my first time with a broody hen. Most of the threads I have read say to use a chicken hutch, but these normally have a little box bit on the end. Are you supposed to block this off? Or can the hen still go inside there? I...

Hi all, I am new to owning chickens. I purchased my three pullets (2x RIR and 1 BR) about a month ago, all from the same age and the same breeder. When they arrived I noticed that the darker RIR (I've named her Sue) had some feathers missing from behind her comb, and it became quickly apparent...

Hi all, I'm new to chickens, have two Rhode Island Reds and one Barred Rock which I purchased about a month ago just as they were reaching POL. Very entertaining birds with distinct personalities. I love this site and am on here most days finding answers to all of my questions so thought it was...