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Thanks for that, we have a small flock of only 4 so the 3 of them are all happy as anything sitting together and the non broody even comes in the lay her egg everyday into their nest. Hopefully all will be happy in co parenting world but i will watch out for squables. Fingers crossed for 2 happy...

We have 3 Wyandottes (bantam) who are all very broody and are currently sharing the sitting job of 2 fertile eggs. I am wondering what will happen if both eggs hatch, will they know who their mum is or will all the hens want to be the mum and cause fighting? The eggs are due to hatch in 2 days...

Thanks, we thought they might be jealous-she does spend a little bit of time laying her eggs while they are all outside. Hopefully it will settle down but at the moment i think it is certain death if she goes out. Poor girl.

No they havent laid any eggs at all yet, but she (Francis) has been laying for about 3-4 weeks.

We have a small flock of 4 * 24 week old wyandotte and australorp, they have got along great for more than 4 months but just 2 days ago 3 of them decided it was time to attack our only laying wyandotte. she is puffing up her feathers and they are pecking her neck and wattles. We have no idea how...

Hello Haggis! Welcome to the world of chickens! We are in Launceston and got our chickens in march as little chicks so we are still waiting for eggs Everyone keeps saying it is because we dont get alot of light during our winter (in comparison to the mainland) We have 1 australorp and 3...

Our little flock of 4 always are in bed by themselves at 4:30 on the dot. It is winter here so that is when it gets dark. You could set your clock by them

Thanks for that age range, our orange chicken named Anzac has started making "chicken noises" in the morning when she comes out of her house. My husband has built them a very delux house which has a roof made of board and then corregated iron stuff on top of that, but they are still under our...

They are so cute! Ours are about 16 weeks (maybe) up to about 19 weeks. But they dont show any signs at all of laying, plus they look smaller than your girls. Photo of our Wyandottes named Anzac (Annie), shirley and Francis! P.S i like the teletubby names! My kids named 2 of our others after...

Congratulations! We are still waiting on eggs how old are your girls? I would think your egg sizes are pretty good as in the supermarket they weigh about 59 grams and they come from those big chickens. Doing well.

Hello, we have Australorps and they are so nice and kid friendly. We have had them since little chicks and now 2 are boys but still really nice, this morning when i was outside drinking my cup of tea my main roo jumped up on my lap and had a look around for about 10 mins! He has done this since...

Thank you very much for all your information. We only bought the chicken yesterday. Very disappointing when you buy chickens that are ill. We know for next time now. The photo was taken after a warm bath so it was worse before. Horrible. Thanks

Thanks for your message, we think it looks very bad too! but the owner is saying it is normal. I hope we get more responses. Thanks

We have just purchased a silkie bantam that is 2 years old, when getting it home we noticed it has this huge mess around the vent. The vent is next to the growth, this looks very bad to us but when we called the previous owner they advised it was just the feathers had fallen out and it was...

I have just purchased 2 x 2 year old silkie chickens and their nails are very long and have started to twist. Should i cut them and if so do i just use nail clippers? thanks for all advice.

Hi all, We would like to go and buy 2 x 2 year old silkie hens and then put them in with our 4 x 18 week old bantams, is this a good idea or will it be doomed ? They all free range in our garden during the day. Thanks for all advice.

I forgot to mention that our chickens all have their own daft names aswell ! Named mostly after English murder mysteries : Miss marple, Mr Barnaby etc ....

Welcome ! I thought that was funny that you said they are terrible time wasters, as we find that too!!. We live in Tasmania Australia but my husband is from London and we are quite new to chickens too. All the best with them, i am sure they will provide you with lots of happiness.

So happy for you !! We are still checking every morning for an egg Soon i hope ! enjoy your egg

Quote: My Australorp bantams eat my toes all the time so i have to wear shoes or march on the spot if i want to go near them