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Ive have a few different hens along with roosters in my breeding pen! at first the rooster was doing its job (if you know what i mean) and the hen was laying away, now all of a sudden the hens have stopped laying altogether, can any1 tell me why this may be? i went and bought a great big...

My hens seem to sheding skin, its all around were they roost and beside their droppings! any1 know what this is or is it something to worry about??

Hi i would like people to tell me exactly how they incubate their eggs, from their hen 2 roo ratio to lock down! I am going to start my very 1st hatch in a few weeks time and i want to do it ryt! Thanks peeps :)

Post up pictures of your coops so others can get great ideas and be inspired :) Thanks :)

Can anyone please recomend an incubator 2 me? Ive been looking at a few on ebay but i dont know if they are any good or worht not buying?? heres one ive been looking...

Would it be ok 2 use cut rushes as bedding for the floor in a coop??

I jus checked one of my hens and she is crawling with lice/mite type bugs!! what should i do?? and any idea what would be the best pesticide to use for this treatment?? i seen this on the internet and was going to purchase but can i spray it on the hens...

Would it still b ok 2 start incubating late august/ september??

Which would be the best egg laying goose? and also how many eggs will they lay? Do they lay like chickens? every day or every other day?? Much appriciated!! Thanks

I was reading my pure poultry magazine and i seen that ther was such a thing!! I was amazed.. any1 know how to breed the beautiful birds???

I was thinking about mayb mix breeding a light sussex with a RIR?? anyone ever done this? if so do you have any picks?? Also what about a light sussex and a speckled one?? same applys :) Thanks

I am headin away 2 orlando on my holidays and going by the exchange rate i would probly b better off buy an incubator over ther if i could locate one!! any1 any idea were i could get one in orlando?? ie petshops etc Thanks so much :)

Im going to ask quite a few questions here, the more that can b answerd thew better :) Thanks At what age will roosters normally start to crow?? At what age will the rooster b active for mating with the hen? Aslo what age does the hen have to be?/ When they start laying?

Is ther anyway 2 help prevent the crow of a rooster earlt in the mornings??

One of my older hens is pecking at the others and i thnk she gna severly hurt them, i had her in a different pen 4 a while but she was able to see the other hens and i let them free range 2 gether but put her back in her seperate pen at night! i just recently put her in with the other hens as i...

One of my older hens is pecking at the others and i thnk she gna severly hurt them, i had her in a different pen 4 a while but she was able to see the other hens and i let them free range 2 gether but put her back in her seperate pen at night! i just recently put her in with the other hens as i...

I have just bought 3 baby chicks! they are 12 days old.. do i need 2 keep them under a heat lamp at all times or can i set it on a timer?? im using a 60w fireglow bulb is that warm enuf 4 them?? Thanks

Is it ok to feed my hens house hold scraps?? ive boiled up potatoe skins until they went soft is it ok 2 give these?? Thanks

I was thinking about buying sum khaki ducks.. would they be ok in with my 8 hens?? was going to get 2 ducks and a drake if possible! i may have to make the run abit bigger though. Will ducks jump up and lay in the nesting boxes or will they lay on the floor? also will the ducks sleep on the...

Hi i am just new to backyard chickens and not too sure if this is how you post a forum or not but i was just wondering could someone point me in the right direction?? Also my hens are laying small brown eggs, the are hybrid brown layers. Do you know how long it will take for the eggs to increase...