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Yep, sounds fair enough. And it hasn't gotten to that stage and fortunately it looks unlikely to. Thanks very much for your help - much appreciated.

Yep, all ladies, two left. And we've got no plans to get a rooster (not allowed in our suburb)

Hi Folks, Would really appreciate your advice about some worrying chook developments we've been experiencing. A couple of weeks ago our beloved silkie died after being a bit out of sorts for about a month. In the week that followed, the other two were normal, but in the second week, the...

Hi, we have a Polish bantam who won't let us anywhere near her. She's very flighty and nervous. Our other two, a wyandotte and a Silkie (also bantams) were reluctant to be held at first, but now submit, more or less willingly, to a bit of gentle patting and being held. Will our Polish ever chill...

Hi, we have a Polish bantam who won't let us anywhere near her. She's very flighty and nervous. Our other two, a wyandotte and a Silkie (also bantams) were reluctant to be held at first, but now submit, more or less willingly, to a bit of gentle patting and being held. Will our Polish ever chill...

Thanks again for your responses. We will try be more zen about it. I feel like there should be a support group for this anxious waiting stage...

Hey, Thanks. You're right, I was hoping to hear that I could actually DO something to fast-track us to the other two laying, but you're also probably right about the patience thing. Really appreciate your taking the time to respond Cheers

Hi - We've got three lovely girls: a Wyandotte, a Polish and a Silkie (all bantams, just over 6 months old). The Wyandotte, Leslie, bless her, has been laying diligently for a month now, albeit with a patch of broodiness here and there. The other two haven't laid at all. They're not too smart...

Is feather eating ever just a normal part of bonding/grooming among hens? My dominant chook, Leslie, seems to be plucking feathers off another chook's head (there are three chooks in all) The chook who's getting plucked, Roxie, just seems to put up with it. Other times, when Leslie pecks Roxie...

Hi, our chickens seem perfectly happy and healthy otherwise, but have just recently started pooing a very watery consistency. They are probably eating more greens than usual as we have just moved the coop to a grassier patch. Before that they were just eating pellets. They are 12-14weeks old...

When should we put the nesting box in the coop? Is it ever too early or too late? Our girls are still a few months off laying (they're 12-14 weeks) and we haven't had the nesting box in there yet because it takes up lots of room.

Hi all, I'm new to this forum, and very new to having chickens, so I'm very grateful for any advice. We have three chooks, bantams, in an enclosure. We are thinking of letting them range in the backyard, but wondering how it will work. We have heard that once you let them out to roam, they get...