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i heard a knock at the door i looked out & couldnt see anyone i looked down & saw 2 chickens sat there. i havnt been on here for ages but i had to put this on, my chicks are really big now & i put them in with the others yesterday only somehow they managed to get out probably due to my new pup...

how soon to eat eggs, after hen has been eating chick crumbs if medicated

how soon can the eggs be eaten after the hen has been on chick crumbs, She is now back on layers.

i have a male rabbit that has so far been on his own can i put another one in when i asked the pet shop they said no that they would fight. but he is allways trying to play with the dog running round in circles and running up and down he seems to need a playmate.

at one point i wanted to keep a few ducks aswell as my chickens, i did research on the net and found that some breeds of ducks dont make much noise. i was put in my place by someone that all ducks no matter what breed are loud. was my research wrong? i have since decided to be just happy with my...

i bought some poultry spice for when my hen went broody and for there next moult but it dousnt say on the tub how often to use does anyone know?

this is the firat time i have seen her dig a dust bath since her hatching the chicks. but she is pecking the dirt to dustbathe, the chicks are rolling in it too and she keeps pecking them hard instead of the dirt they keep making a loud chirp but dont move. will they get hurt by her or is this...

does anyone know if the feathers on my 2 week old chicks will be the same colour when they get older. they are cross rir/light sussex the wing feathers coming through are a browny red but i have seen other crosses of the same as i have and they have been lighter a orangey brown

will my silkie bantam and 2 rir cross chicks be ok in this small apex hutch and run until they can go back in with the others. the run is only small i know the hen will have had enough of the chicks by about 6 weeks so she will go back with the others, but this will still leave the 2 chicks in...

how old do chicks need to be for grit the mother hen is with her chicks so all i can feed her is chick crumbs. how old do they need to be for proper grit. someone on here suggested play sand but to be carefull if it has been bleached, it says on the packets cleaned dousnt say if bleached or not...

i was just wondering how old do chicks have to be to have the grit that adult hens have. someone suggested using sand at 3 weeks so i could give grain aswell as the mother hen is just eating chick starter crumbs with the chicks. plus the odd snail that has the misfortune of crossing her path.

is little bits of fruit/veggies each day too much to feed chickens. also i found a post on here about feeding parsley,rosemary, basil, and oregano i havnt fed herbs before has anyone else? i thought maybe i could grow some in boxes in their run dont know if they can eat to much though

it is nearly day 24 should i move last egg from under her that hasnt hatched, 1 chick hatched 3 hours before day 22, the other hatched on day on the night of day 22. i am desperate to move her and chicks into their small hutch and house, she has been pooping in her nest all along, worried chicks...

couple more pics, a bit better but not brilliant pictures

heres a couple of photos not very good though, hen was telling them to get back in. will try and get some more later 2 have hatched now waiting for the 3rd. could have got some good pictures ealier both chicks out but didnt have camera

i had to go out earlier so i went to check her, and there was half an empty egg sticking out couldnt see or hear anything so i rushed back to house put some chick crumbs in i know chicks wont need it yet but i thought she might, she did wolfing them down she leant sideways a bit im sure i could...

does it matter if a hen fouls the nest for any chicks that hatch i put a sheet underneath the eggs and area where chicks will be as i saw on a post in a forum to stop the spraddle leg thing but from day 1 she has pooped in the nest didnt matter that i made her get up she would only go when...

at what day has other people had there hens hatch eggs out my hen is at day 20 nothing yet and the suspense is driving me mad!!!!!! has anyone had there hens hatch eggs alot of days later