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I’m not sure but I’m keeping a very close eye on her! She is only one of two big hens we have so I can easily identify her eggs. I work from home so she will be seeing my face most of they day lol. I’ll call the vet and see what they say. I also have the British hen welfare trust number. For hen...

Please see post thread for an update! Our hen tinker is ok and doing well!

HEN UPDATE! After administering the antibiotics our hen nestled comfortably…I got some fluids down her before bed and hoped for the best. This morning I was expecting the worst! However to my amazement she’s back to her normal self! (There were tears!) she’s ate normal, pooped normal and more...

Yes, It was prescribed for another hen. I only gave her a small dosage to take the edge off to help her through the night.

In need of help! I came home after work to find my ex rescued hen in her nest box tail down. Head down. She didn’t look right and definitely isn’t broody! I lifted her out the nest box and she just lay down very uncomfortable. I immediately got a warm bath on the go with some Epsom salt I had...

Hi! I’ve just reduced 3 ex battery hens this morning. I’ve just give them a health check and noticed two of the girls owed Beaks are longer than their top? I’ve read multiple reasons why this can happen but do I need to get them trimmed at all?

I brought my chickens in feb. So it will be their first winter with me! I’m so excited watching them adapt to the seasons! I have all my feed and bedding stocked! I have been growing my own pumpkins this year and saving my windfall apples! They will have lots of good food this year! I’m adopting...

Yes! Chop the head off your sunflowers when they are ripe! And give it to your clucks they will love it!

Hi all! I need you advice. I currently have 5 pekin banthams. I have room in my coop for a few more hens. I’ve been toying whether to get chicks or fertile eggs to increase my flock. I recently came across an article to rescues some hens. I signed up to the charity and put in a request to...

Hello all! I’m after some advice on my chickens and where they should roost at night. I have 5 pekin bantams all just under a year old. I have a coop that has two nest boxes and enough perches to fit 4 clucks on comfortably. When I had the girls I trained them to all sleep in the coop. It’s...

Hello, I’ve had my little pekin banthams since Feb I’m a first time owner of chickens and would like some advice on their nail care? All chickens are really healthy and just came out of brooding. I did my weekly one over check on their health and noticed there flaws looked a little long? They...

Hello all! I have had my pekin bantham since Feb. I have one little peking who’s been broody over 20 days know. I’ve tried closing the coop for a couple hours. To separating her from the flock. This morning I did this cold plunge but as soon as I let her go she ran straight back to the nest? The...

Uk, drainage is good. Ooo that sounds great!

Hello all! Im after some advice. I have quite a large pen for my bantams we have had a lot of rain lately and their feet are starting to get messy. I have kept their pen covered but the little rascals are expert diggers. Half of the pen is slabbed the other half is soil. What can I put down to...

Hello! I’m new to owning chicken but did months of research before buying my flock. I have 5 pekin bantam ladies between the age of 7/8 months old. I have only had them two weeks the first week they never laid an egg. But this week my one pekin has been laying every day? 7 day/7eggs. Is this...