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Got home this arvo to find the 3 wooden eggs missing from the hen house. Could of been a goanna but as there wasn’t much of a disturbance in the wood shavings leading up to the laying boxes I’m thinking snake. Am I correct in thinking the snake will die from eating wooden eggs? And if it was in...

Ive soaked her for half an hour in warm water with a little tea tree oil added (as I didn’t have any other antiseptic), cleaned off the poo and I cut off some of the feathers around the vent but didn’t want to push the protruding part back in till I actually knew what it was. The black part is...

Anyone else seen their hen pick up a leaf and toss it on their back? Then pick up another leaf and do the same. Then another leaf? One of my girls did it a few months ago. Thought she may have had an ant or mites but I couldn’t find anything. Then a different girl did it the other day right...

I just purchased a new coop for my Mum’s 6 hens. It has a slide out tray under where they roost for the night for easy cleaning. They like to hang out underneath the coop but 2 hens are pecking at the wood slats that hold the tray in place. They’ve already done a bit of damage and if they...

Hi all Moved in with my 83 y/o Mum 3 years ago (she has dementia) to care for her and her chickens. Have grown to love their fluffy butts. They can be so entertaining and are usually the highlight of my day. Mum wants to get more and who am I to argue haha!