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    Bullying

    I've sectioned her off from the others and she's had a bit to eat. Mostly she wants to sleep in a nesting box. I noticed something wasn't quite right last week but yesterday I saw the bullying taking place. Hopefully she will eat more and get some strength back.
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    Bullying

    No I haven't wormed them. What's the best thing to use?
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    Bullying

    My eight hens and a rooster have been together for two years. This last week one hen is being picked on. She's too scared to come out of the coop and I don't think she's eating much. She also let's me pick her up where she wouldn't before. I took her outside and stayed around her. When I...
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    Caring for a flock if you go on holiday

    We have one rat-proof feeder and three water stations at the moment but I can/ will get more. But you're right if anything were to go awry... I'm considering all options here.
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    Caring for a flock if you go on holiday

    Thanks for your replies. My chickens have an inside sleeping area, another inside space where they can dust bath and eat and a long outside run covered with net. They have one rodent-proof feeder at the moment but I don't mind buying another one. If rather not bother anyone for help unless I...
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    Caring for a flock if you go on holiday

    Hi all, I was wondering how you folks manage a flock if you go away. How many feeders and water troughs do you have? I have nine hens and a rooster and I've never left them before so any advice would be welcome.
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    Calcium, roosters, and mash mixing--help?

    Hi, could I just ask how you ferment the mash? My chickens don't seem to like the mash simply mixed with water. I wondered if there was a way to make it more appealing to them.
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    Fox proofing

    Hi all, I need some advice please on fox-proofing. My chickens have a sleeping area, an indoor space and a net-covered outside run but there's no grass left. I'd like to give them more room to roam. There's another large outside area which is surrounded by an 8ft chain link fence but I need to...
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    UK Law change - all bird keepers must register their birds with DEFRA

    I've also been confused by this but on the gov website it states it's against the law not to register. See below: You must register if you keep poultry or other captive birds in England or Wales. This includes any birds you keep as pets. If you became a keeper of poultry or other captive...
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    Sorry Eggcessive, not sure if I answered you. Hen hasn't laid all winter as far as I know. She's really bright in herself today. Just gave her another bath.
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    The chickens in a nearby plot are fed irregularly and ignored. On another plot there's a large flock that are well fed but generally left to they own devices. Then there's my girls who I visit every day and let out to wander the main area. I hang greens up for them to peck at, give them oats and...
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    My hen - Tiffany she's called - stayed at home overnight. I bathed her but later on she seemed even more swollen and her breathing was labeled. At 4 am I heard a squeak and she was alert. I took her out of the cage for a bit then settled her back in. I didn't expect her to last the night. This...
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    Thanks. I've been reading about water belly bit an still looking for a treatment if there is one.
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    I've noticed that her stomach now feels hard. Poor girl. The net says probably egg peritonitis is likely or water belly.
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    I'm not sure about any of this but will monitor her. I've read that you should give them calcium but am trying to find more info.
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    Chicken with swollen tummy

    Hi all, one of my hens has been hunched up on and off for a week or so. I thought she might be cold but now she looks swollen and her legs seem further apart. I've given her a bath. Her stomach doesn't feel hard or anything. She's not lethargic just not as active as she was. Not sure really...
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    A question about feeding

    Thanks for replying Ridgerunner. I was worried about feeding them too much protein but going but what you've said what I'm doing seems to be okay. They have a huge indoor/ outdoor run but nothing grows there because they've decimated it! I let them out onto the allotment every day so they can...
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    Cheeky hens

    Cindy and Matilda Crow having their first dust bath 😊 Love watching chickens bathe - they get in some shapes! :)
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    Cheeky hens

    Last year four females chicks hatched. One was tiny and nervous. I named her Cinderella, and every day while the other hens were exploring I fed on her own and she began to grow strong. Now she's a cheeky chick who follows me around pecking at my feet until I give her preferential treatment :)...
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    A question about feeding

    Hi all, could anyone tell me if what I'm doing sounds right or wrong please? I have five hens aged 1 - 2 years and a rooster. They have constant access to layer pellets. Once a day they have boost mix, oats or mash. I infrequently add growers pellets to the feeder. I also hang up greens for them...
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