Recent content by john20000

Uk

[i got up this morning to find two of my hens with there heads completely gone,feathers everywhere , one was half eaten as well. the coop is completely fenced off , it looks like something has come under there house and through the hatch , its only a three inch gap under the house, so must be...

my hen was really poorly and had a prolapse , so i cleaned her every day and smeared honey and anica over her rear and prolapse , during this time ( about 10 days ) she was still laying.. she seems to be a lot better , feathers have grown back and prolapse has gone back in and swelling all gone...

can anybody help me , my chickens bum has swelled up and looks like her insides are coming out , looking at pictures it looks like prolapse ..i have been bathing her in warm water with a little salt ,cleaning her feathers of and pushing the prolapse back in, then smearing arnica gel over ...i...

thankyou for your quick replies, i'll carry on with what i'm doing then ,,,do you think i need grit , some people tell me to get some, others say they will get it when free ranging in the soil

hi i have had my hens now for about 1 month and everything has been ok with them , i feed the layers pellets ( which they have access to at all times)and a handful of corn in the evening, they free range around my garden for about 3 hours a day when i get home from work and rest of time they...

hello everyone , i have just moved to a new house with big garden , so i got me 3 chickens, i lock them up at night and let them free in the morning , my concern is with have lots of cats that come in the garden, i have watched one cat stalk them and pounce 3 or 4 times at them , but fail as the...