Recent content by EmilyT

Hi there! Thanks for your response! I already have some different water and feeding stations - as well as food scattering for enrichment. Unfortunately, the bully is very 'on it' with her guarding.

Yes - I've got a small hen hide for her to go within the run, she will be perfectly safe in there at night. :)

Hi there! Thanks for commenting on my post! The BO really is a bully - food and water guarding and just generally picking on the smaller hen who is showing the brunt of her injuries, (which I am treating where possible). I've purchased a second run for the victim to go into, close to the rest...

Hi there, Thanks so much for your tips and a reply to my first post! I'm from the UK - we live in a rural village. We built our coop to the British Hen Welfare Trust guidelines of space for hens (as we were going to pick up some ex-battery hens, before bird flu stopped the rehoming from going...

Hi everyone, I'm completely new here and have stumbled across this forum while trying to catch-up on my hen homework, (as it were). I'm new to keeping hens and have stumbled across a 2 main issues I'd appreciate some tips and tricks on. I've rehomed 3 hens: a buff orpington, a dominique (or...