Please can anyone tell me, will a broody hen get off the nest to go a feed or do I need to lift her off. I only have hens so there will be no chicks. Each time she has laid I have taken the egg away. she also sits on other hens eggs. Is there anything I should be doing?
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Hi is there anyone out there who keeps bantams from England, I have 6, do you have advice about how often do you get eggs and what do you feed them apart from layers pellets, somebody told me that game bird pellets can increase egg production is this true?
Nicki from Devon, South West England.
Hi, Nicki from England wants to know, do you measure out how much layers pellets each chicken should have each day to prevent overfeeding or do you just make sure that its full each day so they eat what they want? My bantams are in a static run and coop, I have 6 bantams altogether.
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I have a bantam which is white with yellow feet not sure of the breed, she has a small comb, she should lay in about three weeks is there anyone who might know?
My name is Nicki Payne and I live in Devon, South West England. I have 3 bantams, 1 Australorp, 1 Orpington and 1 white sussex. I am new to owning chickens and hope by joining backyard chickens I will be able to gain more knowledge and share any problems and tips that I pick along the way with...