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My 2 chickens normally have half a corn cob for lunch and a few sultanas and sunflower kernels for afternoon tea when I clean the coop. Some hot days they have a pak choy (salad lunch) which is one of their favourites. I also throw scratch seed food around to help keep them entertained...

Thanks for your advice. I ended up getting some premium garden soil from a landscape supplier. This matches the same as what is in my garden area that they love to fossick around in. They thought the pit was pretty good straight away. They now now use it regularly as part of their daily routine.

I am going to build a dust bath area for my 2 chickens. They currently have 30 square metres to run around but I was going to build a wooden area 900mm x 600mm x 120mm high. Was going to fill it with Richgro 25L All Purpose Natural Mulch and Richgro 40L Pine Bark Mulch. The chickens live in...

I built a chicken swing last week. Unfortunately they don't seem to be interested in it. I have it under a house eave to give it a bit of shelter in the rain. The idea is to give them something to play with in the rain and stay dry. I have put them (2 chickens) on the swing but they just jump...

Hi, I have 2 chickens who have been laying eggs for about one week. I am getting the eggs layed in the correct nest place in the coop. Sometimes two eggs a day. Yesterday on the way out of the run from cleaning the coop I noticed a yellow yoke lying on the ground. It was just the yoke and I...

Thank you for your advice. I guess I should have given you the whole picture. I live in a strata block and have an area of 32 sq. metres down the side of the unit. The area is basically all weeds, but they have made a dirt bath down the end under the only tree. One size of the area is the...

I have 2 chickens and am new to having chickens. I give them half a corn cob daily, which then love to eat. I give them 20g of sultanas in the afternoon which they also love. I bought some sunflower kernels and seeds. They won't touch the seeds but love the kernels. Is it ok to give them...

I am new to chicken raising but yesterday had my first egg, which was pretty exciting. Refer to this site for advice regularly. Have 2 chickens living in a 6 unit villa block on units. The birds see a lot of people and seem really happy.