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I have a rooster quite young, about 18mths old, he is in with 16 hens. We recently incubated about 22 egs but got a poor result. Can anyone tell me why this may have happened. We did have another rooster but they were always fighting with red leading the attack on the other poor animal. I...

Hey there I have an interesting question and hope that someone can give me some advise. One of my girls has developed a white mouldy growth on her feet. What can I do and is it fatal????

Hi I recently bought a couple of Silkies one of each sex. The female has a purplish crest and is stating to change to a pink or red colour. She has not started laying yet does the chang of colour mean she will lay soon????????

Hi, I have a problem with my girls some are a little older(nearly 2.5 yrs) which were ex battery hens. I recently purchased 15 pullets , altogether we had just over 30 girls and a roo. The eggs came quicky about 22-24 per day slowly but surely the egss slowed, firstly because of the weather it...

Hi I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this subject. I know that they poop lots but don't know if they wee. If they don't how do they get rid of all the water they drink??

Hi all I raised Blackie from a wee chick and has always been quite friendly. The other day he turned on me not sure why. Maybe it was the colour of my top maybe he thought I was going to hurt his girls. So 2 days later I went into the chook pen armed (with a spray bottle) that seems to have...

Hi It took a while after I bought Rambo for him to start crowing at first he crowed at 6pm then it got earlier until he got it right and would crow at daybreak. I dont know why he won't crow anymore could anyone give me some advise please.

Hi I live In australia and recently purchased some birds The sign on the pen read Triline/isa brown cross. Does anyone reading these post know anything about them. The previous hens I bought were said to be Isa's but the two new ones have much darker brown feathers. So I'm confused.

Hi My chicken are really picking up now but I have noticed that their poop is a baby mustard yellow colour, and runny too. Could it be the lettuce leaves I've been giving them. Other than that they are flourishing and have started to lay again. Any advise would be gratefully received..

Hi I have a question I hope someone can help. I recently bought some new young hens hopefully they will start laying soon. My dilema is that one of them lookes like a rooster it has a bigger comb larger dangling bits under chin(sorry i dont know thier correct name!!!lol) but it hasn't crowed...

Hi all, I'm new to hens so I hoe you can help. We recently bought 4 isa brown hens, they have started to lay. The other day I noticed that one hen was pecking the others. Then we noticed that one hen has lost her right eye. I think its actually blind in one eye now, and rest of her face is...