Recent content by johjames

Thanks MROO, we did use a heater too. Sadly she passed away yesterday. I think on reflection that we should have kept them both inside to start with given the cold. I made the decision not too though so they could integrate, which I now regret. Nevertheless our other ex-bat hen is living inside...

A quick update, we had to bring the hens inside as their lack of feathers was causing them to be unable to tolerate the cold, which is around 0C or 32F here in London. They were shivering and not eating or drinking at all. One is making a recovery, although she has a cold. The other, in the...

Thank you Azygous.

Thanks OneMountainAcres, that's reassuring.

Hi, your assumption is correct, apologies for my poorly phrased post! We adopted the chickens and yesterday, so they’ve been with us since then. They do have plenty of water, my concern is that whilst one of them has been eating well and drinking a little, the other has just stood in a corner...

Hi folks, thanks for reading this. We’ve had two backyard chickens for the last couple of years, but unfortunately one of them died suddenly a few weeks ago. We picked up two ex-battery chickens who we’re rehoming yesterday and we hope they’ll be much happier here. One of the new hens is eating...