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Just lately one of my buff hens has started acting strangely. Its suddenly gotten hot here in the uk so i wondered if this could be why but then first thing this morning before it was hot she was doing it?? Basically, she puffs herself up and runs about with her wings and all sticking out..she...

heres a few pics from this week, i think Rene is a boy as he is now much bigger than Mimi. .. although i guesss it could just be the difference in breeds. Still thinking Amber link or Cubalaya are the best guess so far ...

mmmm Amberlink is a good suggestion ! she is defo starting to look like that could be the one... guess we will have to wait and see, ill post some new pics next week to keep you all updated :)

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. She only has four toes on each foot not five, but having looked at the pics on google of Salmon Faverolle then its definetly the best guess so far... do they have to have 5 toes to be a Salmon Faverolle ???

here are some more pics from this week in case they give anyone some ideas... Rene seems to be growing and developing almost twice as fast as Mimi now

i Everyone ! Recently we ordered some Rhode Island Red hatching eggs from the internet and hatched them using the mini eco incubator we bought. First time we have hatched our own ! from 6 eggs we got 4 hatched however sadly two of them died shortly after hatching. Luckily two of them are going...

hi ! thanks for the reply Carilynn, to be honest im not sure how old they are. I know they were rescued from a battery farm and ive had them about 1 year. Im pretty sure the guy said they were all less than 1 year old when i bought them but i could be wrong. Is it normal for hens to start laying...

Hi everyone ! I am completly out of suggestions now and so ive created and account here so i could ask you all for some advice. I have three chickens, two of which are hybrid Reds. About 3 months ago one of them started laying soft shelled eggs everyday. We tried everything we could think...