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Hennifer, my top hen has suddenly starting being very aggressive towards me for no apparent reason, but she is fine with everyone else. In the past couple of weeks she has started attacking my hands and arms and has been grabbing onto my trousers and kicking me with all of her feathers puffed...

Where I live in England it is currently 36°c, soon to be 38°c and quite humid. I have three hens that have been managing quite well but today one of my silkies is really struggling with the heat. She is sat in the coop panting and I’m worried about her. They are in complete shade in their run...

Last week my salmon faverolle got broody, we managed to snap her out of it after a few days and since then she’s been her normal self. But I have noticed the past few nights when locking the girls up, that she and her silkie sister have been sleeping on the floor instead of the roosts. Hennifer...

My 9 month pullet Hennifer has suddenly started wheezing when she breathes. She has been eating and drinking normally and has laid an egg today. Her breathing sounds very bad, she’s wheezing and rattling. The skin under her eyes around her “cheek” area has started to swell. I have contacted her...

My 8 month silkie pullet, Rose, has been broody for over a week now. We’ve tried the dog crate and she was in there for 4 days but it didn’t seem to faze her. She’s now back in the coop refusing to move. She’s never laid in the nesting boxes so she’s been sitting in the corner. I’ve been having...

Two of my silkie girls have started sizing up to each other and staring at each other, there is also the occasional peck from them both. But one has grabbed the others head feathers in her beak and wouldn’t let go and I’m not sure whether to separate them or not? Would it just be normal pecking...

I currently have 3 pullets, there is 2 nesting boxes in their coop and I’ve tried making it as appealing as possible for them. I put two fake eggs in each box to show them where to lay and I’ve tried gently moving them into the nesting boxes when I notice them trying to nest somewhere else in...

I’m so beyond happy, my salmon faverolle Hennifer has just laid her first egg! I’m shocked as I wasn’t expecting any of my pullets (who aren’t already laying) to start laying until spring as the days are much shorter and colder now.

I have just found this poo in the run, never seen one like this before. I’m not sure which chicken did it and none of them are showing any signs of illness from what I can tell. They’ve been eating and drinking fine. Does anyone know what could have caused the poo to look like this? Could they...

I’ve noticed today that my 16 week old pullets comb and face seems a bit pale compared to usual. She seems to be acting normal and is eating and drinking but I’m just a bit worried. She’s my baby and I tend to worry over the slightest things. Do you think she could have something wrong with her...

We currently only have three 14 week old pullets. 1 salmon faverolle and 2 silkies. They have a 6x5 ft coop and currently only stay in their run which is 13x10 ft. We will eventually let them roam the garden when they’re a bit older and bigger and once we’ve put up cat proof fencing around the...

I’m just wondering if any has any advice regarding silkies and bad rain. I currently have two 13 week old silkies and the weather where I live in the uk has been dreadful the past two days. It’s been raining really heavy and I’m worried about them getting too wet. I’ve read things online that...

I heard my chicks make lots of noise outside about 20 minutes ago, they sounded petrified. I’ve gone out to the run and they were all huddled in a corner and making a lot of noises. I think something has spooked them but I’m not sure what as their run is completely fox/rodent proof. My 10 weeks...

a couple of weeks ago I noticed my salmon faverolle pullet had a faint black mark down her beak but didn’t think much of it at the time. Over the past week or so it has turned into what I assume is a bruise? And when I went out to check on the chickens earlier I noticed she has what appears to...

I have two 8 week old silkies and I’m just wondering if anyone can give me any idea on what sex they could be. They’re both very loving and docile. The white one is called chickpea and has started getting a tiny v shaped comb and the gold one is rose and has started getting a rounder lumpier...

I have a week and a half old salmon faverolle chick and I’m just wondering if anyone has any ideas on the sex of her/him. I know it’s probably far too early to know for sure, but I’m just curious.

One of my salmon faverolle eggs hatched about an hour ago. I’ve noticed that all toes on both feet are curled and I have read online about using thin cardboard and plaster to help straighten out it’s toes. I’m just wondering if it will be safe to remove the chick from the incubator whilst still...