Recent content by larcie

That link helped a lot thanks. It seems I didn't get wrinkled eggs but the slab sided ones. My flocks a mix of ages, most are in their second or third year of laying, only one is in her first year of egg production. A couple of my hens went broody, my RiR was the top of the pecking order so...

I know to expect hickups with egg laying every now and then but several of my hens have been laying fairy eggs and I've has a few wrinkled eggs all within the last week. They have plenty of oyster shell and I give them egg shell too. They get a good quality layer pellets, fresh grass daily...

I had a sumatra go broody for a few days, she's been real stubborn in the past and it took a lot of effort to brake it so this time I gave up. I moved her into a hutch on her own and put a few of her eggs plus a few duck eggs and now she's just not interested. I've made it nice and dark in there...

Here in the UK we had a partial eclipse of the sun, it started here around 9am. My normally quiet flock started making such a loud racket at about 5:30am, nothing would settle them.they wouldn't even eat. Suddenly all at once every single bird in my flock stopped yelling. Just like that, all...

When my mixed flock are let out to free range they always come back at dusk, as soon as the chickens go to roost they follow and bed down on a bale of hay in the coop. I only had to walk them back the first few times I let them out.

I've kept chickens for a few years however ducks are new to me. I've noticed the ends of some of my campbell duck eggs seem different, more see through than the rest of the egg but not actually see through. The shells are strong,well shaped, smooth, no cracks and look fine when opened. What's...

Very odd, I have no idea whats going on then. The small light brown eggs are the right size to be my sumatras but the wrong colour, I have 8 hens and I'm getting 8 eggs a day but no sign of the tiny white ones she normally lays.IIt's not just a slight change in shade, it's much darker and the...

Stupid thing to ask but can the colour of the egg a chicken lays change? I have a white sumatra who up until now laid small white eggs. Now I'm finding tiny light drown eggs, the rest of my flock lay green,mid drown or maroon coloured eggs.

I have a drake, he was raised with chickens and has always until now lived with them. I decided to separate him and house him with three female campbells I've been given. He can see the chickens in thair pen from his pen and will stand in one spot all day just watching the chickens. Will this...

Is it safe to keep a drake with chicken (hens, no Roos) my research says it could be problematic. He was reared with several hens from chic/duckling Anyone have any expireance with this?

I have a 16 week old runner duck I was sold under the impression was a girl. She sort of has a white ring round her neck Dull in colour No curl on her tail Low raspy quack So I'm a bit confused. Any ideas?

Ars used car tyres safe to use in a coop/run? Say as a dust bath or tyre swing to keep them amused. Obviously id give them a good scrub.

Thanks all. I've been soaking the feet daily,removing the scabs every other day and applying antiseptic cream and powder at least one (mostly twice) a day with fresh dressing. There's no puss, cheesy substance, smell, heat or red colouring to the areas. The hens aren't overweight or heavy for...

Better photo of her, she's not looking her best at the moment. Poor girl has bramble foot and she's moulting.