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Hiya ..does anyone else have a bossy / mouthy lead hen ... She spends all day mouthing off about anything that isn't to her liking .. Recently it's occupation of the coop .. Over the winter only her and one other were laying ..now it's warmer and drier they are all starting to lay again and oh ...

They all came from the same source so I wasn't worried about quarantine ? X I have had them on order from the same chicken breeder x

I have 4 birds 26 weeks old and have just obtained two 18 week old silver laced Wyandottes , I did as instructed and placed the new birds in the coop for quite a few hours and then slowly opened the door and they came bounding out , my existing chickens are very unhappy about the newbies and I...

Afternoon all x one of my girls stopped laying three days ago , she's only 26 weeks old , this morning I felt her crop and its solid , she is otherwise well , I have booked a vets appointment for tomorrow am as I think it may be impacted , but I thought I'd check here first to see if there's...

She laid an egg , oh my I'm beyond excited xxx

Thank you , no eggs yet but I have just cleaned them out and she is now , hopping in and out of the coop , in an agitated manner , do you think an egg is imminent ?

Hi there , my light Sussex is very noisy today , I have checked her over for anything obvious but seems fine , she has not stopped all day so far , she is roughly 21 weeks old she has food and water so I'm not sure what her problem is xx any thoughts ?

For the last couple of nights we have been sat watching the tv , only to hear a tap tap on the window , on turning round I found two of my girls had jumped on the window sill and were looking in to see what we were up to ? It made me jump !

Hi there , my name is Cornish and I recently got 4 ladies to add to our home as part of an ongoing urban micro holding project .. I have two pure breds , a gold laced Wyandotte called willow , a cream crested leg bar (mrs Norris ) and two hybrids , a light Sussex ( Jennifer) and a Colombian...

Ah , yes she is starting to make a small honk honk noise, I was unaware different breeds make different sounds , you learn something new each day x

Hi there , I have a 19 week old Wyandotte , and I've noticed that she calls differently to the other chickens who are very cluck Clucky , hers is more of a squeak , is this common to the breed ?