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My rescue hen is only just growing her feathers back so looks a bit scruffy but is well in herself eating well and a good weight. But I am worried about her breathing

One of my rescue hens has quite noisy breathing the nostril looks narrow and she has a lump above her nostrils. She is eating and happy in herself, isn't laying anymore. This might not be relevant to the problem but her background is she had very few feathers when she arrived and all her other...

We have a brown lohmann who must be 6 or 7 years old now and as tough as they come, always boss hen, she has survived numerous dog, fox and pine marten attacks and is the oldest member of our flock. But a couple of days ago she didn't come for breakfast with the rest and is standing by herself...

Question: Are lemon pekin bantams and lemon cuckoo pekin bantams the same or different? thanks

2 of our hens started loosing feathers on the bellies and i thoroughly checked for mites and dusted whole coop with dic earth. One of them now has feather loss on her neck and it looks very red, I spray with purple spray to stop others pecking at it but I haven't seen any evidence of her being...

My buff orpington has raised 4 lovely gold laced orpington bantams. They have been in a run next to the main hen house all the time and the chicks are now 10 weeks and mum is still with them. At what age can should I let them out with the big girls who free range the whole of the woods and...