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    Will old girl no longer laying go broody

    I have a 6 year Pekin girl who no longer lays eggs. Every now and again she will sit for a few days. She's always been known for going broody - has raised more chicks than layed eggs I think! She's been hand raised so she's never been bothered about me fussing around under her, so normal...
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    Brahma colours

    I'm looking to get some Brahma's shortly, but am a bit stuck as to what colours they are. If you guys (and gals) could post pics of yours and what colours they are. I've found lots of pages that list the colours but not with a photo - not really very helpful.... Thanks in advance for your...
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    Paint for inside Paint, coop colour

    We've bought a new coop to replace our old one. I'm painting this one instead of leaving it bare wood. My question is, do I paint the inside where they sleep a dark colour to make it cosy to sleep? I've seen some mixed ideas, some are saying to paint it white to make it 'bright and fresh'...
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    First time broody won't leave nest

    My hand raised little Pekin girl, Ginger, is broody for the first time - and to make you all have a giggle, she decided to do this in-between the pillows on our bed - after a lot of convincing we got her as far as a box next to our bed! The problem we are having is that she won't leave her...
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    Will my Muscovy girl return home

    My Muscovy girl was spooked by a cat that came into our back yard and flew into the park near our home, we live in suburbia not on on a property. I eventually found her in but she wouldn't let me near her, even though she is usually very sociable, we hand raised her. I know she was scared, but...
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    One wk old Pekin Ducklings size compared to same age Turkey Poults (?) also sexing

    Hi all, I've had and hatched lots of chickens (putting eggs under broodies) but I decided to get Turkeys and Ducks this time. Now I've seen the size of both of my chicks Mamma and Pappa and the size difference was huge, with Turkeys being on the huge side of huge! My babies seem to be the...
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    Healthy 3 year old hen plucking out her feathers

    Hi all, hopefully somebody can shine a light on what's going on and what I can do about it.. My Rhode Island Red in plucking out her feathers bebahind her neck and abiove her tail and on her chest. I've had a look and her skin seems perfectly clear of any bugs, mites or injury. At night she...
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    Pekin hen won't drink

    My 3 year old Pekin bantam won't drink and her comb is very pale. She still pecks around on the ground and eats and I gave her some spinich this morning and she pecked at that okay too. She seems very tired and will tuck her head under and sleep all the time until I wake her to try to give her...
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    New at this - 2 eggs over a week late and update on newly hatched

    I have 2 eggs left from my 6. The 3 surviving chickies are doing great! They are now running around outside the henhouse with Mum and she takes them home each night. The other chooks all stay away and don't give them any trouble. I put 1 chick with Cochin Bantum mum (I had 2 go broody at...
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    Chicks are hatched. what happens now???

    Out of 6 eggs that I put under my 2 broody hens 4 have hatched so far. One chick died, it seemed that one of the mums has pecked at the chicks eyes, I tried to save it but it was too far gone also have another has been pecked only a little. I've moved that chick inside with the 'good' mum and...
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    Eggs due to hatch, should I move Mum's & eggs inside?

    I have 2 mum's sitting on bought fertilised eggs. They are due to hatch tomorrow, should I move them all inside my house? I can't seperate them from the rest of the flock as there is no way of closing off part of their area so that they can still have access to theie house. This is my first...
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    Do broody hens get distressed if eggs removed??

    I've got 2 broody hens! Penny the Cochin Bantam and Hazel the Wynodotte have both decided to sit on everybody's eggs... I was a bit slow on the uptake and didn't realise what was going on! So I just thought it was a coincidence that everytime I went out Hazel was sitting in the box, then I...
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    Can I stop a rooster from crowing???

    I've just learnt my 7 month old Silkie is in fact a he and not a she and is telling everyone about it from 4am until well after 10am (what happened to the 'at sunrise' theory?) Unfortunately I cannot have roosters where I live so unless I can get the crowing under control Mr Frizzle has to go...
  14. Oz Chook

    Now ALL except one chicken are sleeping outside the coup!

    I've posted before regarding my increasingly peculiar sleeping habits of my lot.... Initially it was because they would not sleep on a roost, instead they liked to snuggle up together on a shelf. 5 slept together on 1 shelf and 2 slept together on another shelf. Then.... One (Sussex cross)...
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    Why won't they sleep where chickens are meant too? Pics att.

    Just curious... I have tried on more occasions than I can count to get my lot to sleep on roosts, and have now given up trying! They all insist on sleeping snuggled up together on 2 shelves, except for one, that won't even sleep inside! She sleeps outside on the roof! Molly & Violet always...
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    Won't sleep on roosts

    Not quite sure what topic this belongs under so please forgive... I've got 7 hens, ranging from 4 to 7 months old. None of them will sleep on roosts, only on shelves with pine shavings. How can I encourage them to sleep on the roosts? Should I literally put them on there myself to show them...
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    Egg in nest to'encourage' laying

    I have a 7 month old Light Sussex and a 7 month old Araucana. Neither have produced a single solitary egg yet I posted about a month ago and still nothing. They seem to look in the nesting box a lot, just like I look at holiday brochures a lot.... LOL I've put a store bought egg in their...
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    Roosts: size, flat, round, square...

    What is the ideal (if there is one!) size wood for a roost? And is flat or round better? I have 8 chickens, all different breeds, smallest is a Cochin, largest is a Rhode Island. Do they wrap their feet around it or sit on it? Hope that didn't sound daft! I live in Perth Western Australia...
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    Will they ever lay?????

    I have a Light Sussex and an Araucana, both 6 months old and neither laying and not even looking like they are even considering giving it a go! These are the first chooks I've had since bubs, all my others had already been laying when I got them, but they have since gone to chook heaven and...
  20. Oz Chook

    Can a hen crow??? Part 2 with new pics...

    the great debate continues... Have taken some new pis, let me know what you think, boy or confused girl? These are the neck feathers Her wing Her tail (what little there is of it!) Her face As you can see, I'm optimistically still saying her! lol
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