Hi :) we have recently collected a Lavender Pekin who was found with her 3 chicks thrown over a fence in a farmers field, he didnt want her but was happy to keep the chicks (dont worry they were old enough to be ok without her) so we decided to take her. Shes lovely and has settled in well with...
its the 22day of our 7 pekin hen eggs being sat on by my lovely chicken Nero. Its her first time and clearly she wants to be a mum badly so we got her these firtile eggs. Its day 22 and still nothing, i candleed them on day 19 and some of them had chicks in them so whats going on? is there a...
We have a lovely Wyandotte cockerel (Tigger) and a lovely little booted bantam (Leo) and shes gone off and sat on a secret nest we knew nothing about, shes broody so i either want to leave her or get her some different eggs but i need to know first if those eggs will hatch? they have mated so...
This is our new baby called Zazu :) shes just perfect but she isnt what i thought she was going to be. Of course i wont love her any less but im just interested in what breed she really is as she was meant to be a booted bantam but our other booted bantam does not have the fluffy cheeks that she...
Soon i will be collecting some lavender pekins :) i am so excited!
could anyone give me any info on them, share any pics you may have of pekins and also answer a small argument me and my father are haveing - i know its a true bantam but is this breed a rare breed?
Our cockerel doesnt seem very happy to see the new chicks - they are currently in a run with their mum so that the chickens can get used to haveing her back with her new additions to the family. The cockerel (Tigger) got all angry and tried to scare her and the chicks for about an hour and has...
Hi there :) i have just got 3 baby turkeys and have had them about 2 weeks now (they are now 8 weeks old) they are all girls and are currently in a rabbit run in the garden so they can get used to the chickens and vice-verca. I know all about the risk of blackhead and not to keep rabbits with...
We have a hut for our 3 new baby girl turkeys but im not sure how to convince them to sleep in there as they are currently in a large rabbit run (so they can be introduced to the chickens so theres less fighting later). The chickens also share the hut so i dont really want to keep them locked in...
I have a wonderfull chicken called Kiwi who is very loved by my family but she has not been well lately - sitting down more, eating less. but yesterday i had to help her drink as she couldnt manage it and today i found her and shes panting and cant stand :'( ive made her comfey and put her out...
I have a sussex and she is such a smart girl. She was hatched all bar 2 of my chickens and shes been broody every year. BUT if she sees you swap eggs - infertile for firtile that were to hatch soon as she had been on the infirtale eggs ages - then she knows they arent hers and kills them :(
we...
I am about to show my chickens for the first time in the Great Eccleston show.
I have a booted bantam who i want to show but i am unsure of the category to place her in. The link to the categories is provided please offer your advice...
I am about to show my chickens for the first time in the Great Eccleston show.
I have a booted bantam who i want to show but i am unsure of the category to place her in. The link to the categories is provided please offer your advice...
I am about to show my chickens for the first time in the Great Eccleston show.
I have a booted bantam who i want to show but i am unsure of the category to place her in. The link to the categories is provided please offer your advice...
I am about to show my chickens for the first time in the Great Eccleston and i have some questions,
firstly i have a gold neck millefleur who i want to show but i am unsure of the catagory to place her in. The link to the catagories is provided please offer your advice...
I am about to show my chickens for the first time in the Great Eccleston and i have some questions,
firstly i have a gold neck millefleur who i want to show but i am unsure of the catagory to place her in. The link to the catagories is provided please offer your advice...
hi everyone, i have a range of chickens and not all of them seem to have this.
there are small, long, black bugs on them, not alot but they are still there. These bugs end up in my clothing and are a bit itchy so they must be uncomfortable for the chickens. i have dusted them with red mite...
hi everyone, i have 2 chicks who look idential but one came from an egg marked orpington and one marked jersey giant. can anyone tell me any defining charicteristics of eather bread besides the orpingtons puffy feathers? I do resalise that the eggs may have been marked wrong, but as we bought...
hi my broody hen has hatched out 2 chicks and there is one egg left which was chirping this morning (not yet pipped) and then the broody hen moved off the nest. when i realized the egg was cold but i slipped it back under her anyway. is there any chance it can still hatch? please help
hi my broody hen has hatched out 2 chicks and there is one egg left which was chirping this morning (not yet pipped) and then the broody hen moved off the nest. when i realized the egg was cold but i slipped it back under her anyway. is there any chance it can still hatch? please help