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Hi all, Background: I have a 2yr old RIR cross that is broody. She has been broody for almost two months so I decided I would have a go at raising chicks the natural way by using my broody. I popped 4 eggs under her but lost two in the first 4 days due to the other girls or boys eating them...

Hi there everyone, Please can you help me identify the two new men in my life? I've posted pictures below. Many thanks in advance!

On letting the girls out this morning, I noticed one had something strange protruding from her butt. We bought her inside and cleaned her up a bit, but this was obviously causing her some distress. I have added a picture taken a few minutes ago to show the injury. Some background : the...

Hi all, I'm really helping that some of you seasoned chicken keepers can help me. Since my chickens have begun to moult they seem to have all turned into cannibals. I originally thought that one of the 10 chickens I have was being picked on by the others as I had to remove her the other day...

Hi there, I have 10 layers. They are 10 months old and all laying an egg a day (no issues there) but lately they are all starting to look a bit scraggy on the bum end. They have all started to moult as there are many feathers around the coop and the fluff is all bushy. The problem is in their...

Please HELP. I have just found out that my sussex's aren't at all and are in fact Sex Links! DOH (you can tell i'm new to this). Now, I have written a review on 'Sussex's' but can't delete it, I can only edit. Please can someone tell me how to do this or can a Mod do it for me?

My long awaiting POL's arrived 3 days ago. They have settled in really well. They are not at all agressive and react to my voice really well (I have spent almost 2 full days talking to them). I have been reading posts about what age hens start to lay and I have to say that I don't know exactly...

I picked up 10 pullets 2 days ago and so far so good. I'm on a steep learning curve but THANK GOODNESS for this awesome site! I couldn't have done it without you. Anyhow, so far so good but I have noticed that the girls will only come out the coop/roost area and down the ladder into the run...