If you read my post back along about the fox attack You'll know that the two survivors (Gatsby and his wife) were in residence in my broody run.
As I had a broody hen on eggs (now chicks.. yay!) I needed them out.
There's also the issue that the hen hasn't laid since the attack, and I don't...
Just thought I'd share pics of a fledgling my kids rescued yesterday.
He's been on the floor for a few days (eldest son saw him on Friday in the middle of the lane and put him on the verge), then the youngest two saw him yesterday having fallen in the burn!!
So they bought this soaking wet dove...
Hey guys. I need to be on here more, I feel bad asking advice again without really joining in.
Anyway.
I found one of my Japanese bantam x hens (@12 months old) lying in the hen house this afternoon, off her legs.
No sign of injury, otherwise in top health and alert.
She had an egg under her, is...
Hi there!
Can anyone tell me what breed my cockerel is? The black hen is him x hybrid, and the speckled and black with brown neck are him x the little white hen (some Japanese bantam x I was told?)
Thanks guys :)
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Hi.
My names Kelly, and I live in Scotland with my husband and three kids.
We have a croft where we try to grow lots of our own food, and also share our lives with 4 horses, 3 dogs, a cat and of course, our chickens!
Most of our chickens are rescue cases, either ex commercial layers or chickens...
Hi. (I'm new and promise I'll add a proper hello just after I post this!!)
On Friday night A fox got into one of my pens (holding a young cockerel and three older hens) and did what they do.
Initially I thought I'd lost all four, but later on I found the cockerel, caught him, cleaned him up...