Hay! In need of some advice as I've never come across this before in a chicken. I have a 4 year old hybrid whom was fairly active until a few weeks ago, she now just lazes around in the sun, sleeps and doesn't really run around the coop anymore, she just sits with her tail and head down. She's...
Hi guys, I only ever post when one of my chicks seems sick , one of my girls has been laying jelly eggs for a while, now she doesn't lay at all! However she became broody & used to scream when the others eggs were taken away, we gave her a fake egg to sit on which she sat on for 2 weeks then...
Hi all just thought id share my experience and to see if anyone else has paid for surgery on their chicken as all my friends are teasing me about paying for surgery. Gladice my prize chicken has an impacted crop, tried to shift it with olive oil, yoghurt, massaging it etc she was a little sick...
Hi, just to check if what my chickens are doing is normal!? They have all been put into a brand new coop with lots of room, perches, food, water etc. They all have a few scabs on their combs which im assuming is a result of establishing the pecking order. They have been together since Wednesday...
Hi, (sorry to pose again but this site is brilliant & im still quite new to all of this) I have a not quite right hen, she was in a rough state when we got her, but want to help her get better if i can. when we first had her (a week ago) she was bullied by one of the hens we already had - the...
Hi, i could do with some help, we recently added 3 hens to our 2 original hens & one of the original hens accepts the new three, however one of them doesn't and is aggressive toward the new three. I've let them out in the yard together and have had to put the aggressive hen in solitary...
Hi, I'm quite new to this site & owning chickens so I apologise if this is posted in the wrong place :-/. I have 2 x warrens gladis and Elsey, both laying brilliantly, I get 2 beautiful eggs everyday, however gladis is moulting and gave me 2 rubber eggs this evening, is this normal? Thanks in...
Hello! I'm a new member to this site (already loving it) I have 2 x warren chickens Gladis & Elsey, we've had them for 6 months or more & they are brilliant I love owning chickens. They both have their own little personalities and are quite funny. I've run into a problem that I've never had...