Hey There,
Yesterday I picked up 3 18 month old ex-battery hens (Highlines I believe). They are named Fraggle McScraggle, Bubble and Squeak. They have next to no feathers and look about ready for the oven (I would never). I'm worried that they will be cold in blustery England and I was also...
Yesterday morning (London time) I went out to check on the hens water because temperatures were reaching around 30c, I found my eldest hen (7 years old) sitting on the floor and went to check on her only to notice that she couldn't stand. I brought her in the house and tried cooling her down...
Hey I am Frankie.
I have grown up with chickens my whole life (18 now). My first flock was when i was 5, it was made up of about 12 Rhode Island Reds. At the moment I have 3 chickens; Spitfire, my eldest at 7 years old lives up to her name she doesn't lay anymore but is just as much part of the...