Recent content by Chick79

Thank you Azygous. One last question.. another chick just hatched but is laying there chirping. Are the hens supposed to cover it and keep it warm? Or leave it as they are laying on other eggs?

Hi all I have never bred chickens before so im like a new mum today! I have two broody hens who have been sitting on a fair few eggs. Well finally one hatched today and im so excited and anxious as well. I know i need to leave it up to nature but im not sure what i need to do for my part. The...

I bought them from a farm services store where i have bought other hens from before. Ill try and take a photo tomorrow. It was just a bit hard today as they were new and too.much comotion with all the other chickens. Can i get antibacterial stuff from anywhere? Im just not sure what to put...

I bought two new hens today. I didn't pick them but when I got home, one of my girls has an odd foot. Its as though the middle toe was stretched and from the nail and about 1 inch down it was dead flesh. About a minute later the nail and dead flesh fell off. She didnt seem bothered but there...

Thank you everyone. Looks like ill be making a much bigger chicken coop and expanding my flock this weekend!

Hi Michael. Thank you very much. Yes I don't have enough hens for.my boys. It was not planned that way and we did have a few other chickens but they died due to reproductive disease. If I split up the rooters from the hens do you think that's ok to do? The roosters get along really well and...

Hi all. I have posted on here once but haven't introduced myself. I have had chickens - all rescue ex battery hens since I was a baby. I currently have 2 leghorn roosters, a broiler hen and 2 layers ( not sure what breed). I have never had issues with chickens until now. We didn't plan on...

Thanks all. I probably should have said too we had a few more chickens when the roosters were babies but unfortunately they passed away. So knew I had to get more hens but wasn't sure how many is a good number to get in one go.I don't have the heart to kill the roosters and I know re homing...

Hi everyone. I really need some help. We have an 8 month broiler hen and decided to rescue 2 chicks from a hatching project. Well both chicks have become roosters. They all get along fine. Upon reading posts about roosters we decided to expand the flock and get 2 hens. The roosters wont leave...