I need a new chicken coop, I have looked through loads of designs on here, I have fallen for the hoop design but I'm going to use a poly tunnel, I live in the uk and want people's opinions I the pros and cons of using a poly tunnel as a coo, please please I need opinions
I have had my flock for about a year now, I started with 3 ex batts, then got another 2, then I decided it would be great for my 3 year old if I got some baby chicks, so I got 2 cream leg bars and a lavender Pekin, then I decided I should get 3 more, so I got a wc black polish and a wc blue...
When I let my chickens out this morning my rooster came out belly crawling, he is only 4 months old, he is a lemon pekin, I picked him up and brought him inside, after about 10 mins he was upright walking, so I went to put him back out, and he panicked and flew then fell to the floor, then he...
I have an ex battery girl who is around 2 years for the last few days she has been moving very slowly, she still eats and drinks, and if I take treats out she still comes with the others, I have just noticed that she seems to have poop stuck to her vent, possibly blocking it, I have also noticed...
I got my first chickens at the end of February, I
got 3 ex battery hens to begin with, the guy I got them off had 2 left that he couldn't home, I very quickly got addicted to this chicken lark, so I decided my store bought coop and run just wasn't big enough, so I decided to fence off half of...
Omg what a morning, I was awoke at 630am with a phone call to say my mum and bro was in a fire, they were trapped in the house and had to be rescued, they were taken to hospital and checked over and are both fine, the reason I have decided to share this is because of how the fire started, my...
Ok so I have a chicken area that is 44ft by 22ft, within this area I have the chicken palace (converted shed) 5ft by 6ft, a rabbit hutch and run, and a store bought coop/run, in the chicken palace I have 4 ex battery girls, and in the coop I have 2 11 week old cream leg bars, 1 10 week old...
I would like people's opinions, I have read alot of posts on here about cleaning out coops, and from what I can gather a few people think that you shouldn't be to clean, so please tell me what your cleaning schedule is, and what you think, is there such thing as to clean????
I have a 2 week blue polish, all she seems to want to do is sleep, one of her wings drops lower than the other, she chirps constantly, she tries to get under the other two, I noticed a bit of blood in her poop, she is in a brooder with wood shavings, her food has been the same chick crumb since...
I have a 2 week blue polish, since yesterday she has cheeped loudly constantly and I have noticed that her one wing is lower than the other, there are no wounds, no discharge from eyes or nose, she isolates herself part of the time and also tries to get under the others wings, she also sleeps...
I have a lemon pekin, it is 2 weeks old, it isn't moving, I offered food and water but she. Didn't want any, I have only had her 3 hours and she hasn't moved, eaten or drank, I had ti place her on the heat pad, what should I be doing?????
I have 5 ex battery hens that are about 20 months old, 3 have stopped laying all together, and 2 lay every day for a while then have a few days off, they are fed layer pellets and these are available 24/7, I clean all water out and refill daily, I have checked them over and can not feel any eggs...
I have a lavender pekin who is 6 weeks old and 2 cream legbars that are 5 weeks old, they have been in there outside coop for 4 days, my problem is the temperature ie gona drop to 0c tonight, so should I bring them in or will they be ok? I have no way to provide heat to the coop, and it has been...
My friends hen was on the floor not moving or eating or drinking, when he picked it up a load of fluid came from her mouth, she is making funny noises and is very weak, any ideas please