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Hi I went through the treat chart this afternoon and tried my girls with some tomato flesh and seeds - they loved them. Their favourites are grain bread and tinned corn kernels. If you could give me some input on greens - my silkie bantams will not eat anything green I give them so I think I...

Hi I've been missing the forum for quite a while as I've been very ill but my 4 silkies and my schnauzer have kept me going. It's nice to be back reading all the threads. I would like some advice please. I built a big run around my chicken coop about 12 months ago (sawed all the hard wood by...

A huge THANK YOU to everyone for your help - am flying a bit blind here. Thank goodness for all the great people on BYC Justine xxx

Hi I have 4 xx3 day old silkie bantam chicks I purchased to replace my 2 pekin bantams that were killed by a fox. I have them in a special box inside the house with heat and shavings on the floor and mash and am changing the water twice a day. One of them had some hard poo hanging from her...

Thank you so much for your advice - this is the first winter I've had them. Justine

HI I apologise in advance if I have put this in the wrong section - I wasn't sure where it should go. We are in Brisbane, Australia and have just entered Autumn. The nights are getting chillier and in WINTER our days are sometimes a minimum of 17 C (63F) and nights between 8 & 10 C (47 - 50...

HI We are in Brisbane, Australia and have just entered Autumn. The nights are getting chillier and in winter our days are a minimum of 17 C (63F) and nights between 8 & 10 C (47 - 50 F). I have 2 bantams - the bottom of the coop is open but they have a ramp that leads to an upstairs fully...

Thank you for your reassurance. Is there any special food I should give her or any special treats. I've read they lose some nutrients while moulting. Thanks Jus

Hi I am in Brisbane Aust and the weather has just cooled slightly - we are at the end of summer. Lolly is 16 months old and I thought she moulted about 5 weeks ago but now the coop and yard is covered in feathers. She has stopped laying. She doesn't appear to be having any problems with her...

I have an 18 week old pekin bantam I got when she was 6 weeks old. The other one is 12 months old. The younger one had been going to roost on the car (the carport is just a couple of meters from the coop) so I locked them both in the coop for a few days. I let them out to free range again and...

Quote: Hi The coop has only been moved about 15 ft from where they were and is in the same area of the yard just on the other side of the path. Yes, they are still eating and drinking. I have built a temporary run for them that is attached to the coop (they normally free range all around the...

Hi We live in Aust and had a large tree (60 ft) fall on our house in a bad storm 2 nights ago. The tree was beside the chicken coop and while it didn't fall on it, there would have been a loud cracking as the trunk split and the roots lifted the pavers on one side of the coop. We moved the...

Hi all Lolly my adopted bantam is 12 months old. For the last 2 days she has been staying in the nesting box. I suspected she may be broody so each day I pick her up and put her outside as usual to free range. The younger one who is 16 weeks stays inside and sits outside the nesting box while...

Hi all Don't know what I would have done without the BYC members - everyone has helped me through my first chicken adoption and coop purchase. Thanks for all your comments - I feel like my babies are living in a nice environment. We are in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and are entering...

Hi Ms Ellen When you say put the nesting box on top, do you mean cut a hole in the wall of the second storey room and attach the nesting box to that? That way they use that room to sleep then just go into the box to lay? What an excellent idea. I didn't even think of that. I thought I had to...