So I got 3 new chickens 3 days ago...and they are very different from my last ones (who got eaten by a fox!)
My old chickens would eat out of my hand from day one, they would come running over to me from day 3 and eat anything I had to offer...my new ones don't. They hide in the run all day...
Hi all!
I joined a while ago when I got my first 2 chickens. Unfortunately they got had by a fox a few weeks ago :( they were taken at about 10am while free ranging. Anyway, I upgraded the run and went and got 3 new hens today! An Oxford Brown, an Oxford Blue and a Cream Leghorn.
They...
Hello guys,
So had my two hens (malt and hops who are both oxford/geeno blues) for about 8 weeks now...first of all they were in a pen but about 3-4 weeks ago I moved their coop to the middle of the garden and let them free range all day. They seem a lot happier and lay an egg a day each, put...
Hello, I bought a premade coup for my two hens and have been having issues at dusk (day 2). Basically my hens use the coup a bit in the day if it's raining hard or I'm making a lot of noise/working too close to them, so they know it's there and have no issue getting in it! But when the sun sets...
Hi, I've recently bought two hens and a coup here in Oxford, England. I have used this site a lot over the last few weeks so thought I should join up and thank everybody for the great help. I still have a lot to learn and am excited to do so!
Cheers