With spring well and truly here in Australia, hens are going broody and want to hide their eggs. Despite have multiple layer boxes, I found my hens have laid in all sorts of strange places over the years. A few years back they have laid in a old empty glass fish tank stored in my shed.
Where is...
Hi all i just received a hen with bad scaley leg. the previous owner has been rubbing Vaseline on her legs but i believe it needs more treatment. i have topical ivomec my vet gave me for my rooster that had lice. can i use this to treat the hen. any advice would be much appreciated. thank you
Hi all, unfortunately my hen just passed away:(. its night time and she went to bed i heard a flap in her coop roosting compartment and she just passed. the other hen is in there still. should I leave her until the morning so the existing hen understands what happened and that her friend didn't...
Hi there, i have some old wormers etc in the cupboard (not in bathroom) and was wondering if I can still use them while im waiting for new medications to arrive in the post.
Inca Piperazine Poultry Pigeon & Pig Wormer 125ml
Vetafarm Wormout Gel Bird Worming
Hi all experienced poultry folk. was wondering what breed of chicken is this. Its a hen aged 7years, acquired from show breeder (located Central West New South Wales , Australia through a mixed batch of eggs thats we hatched under our own hens. Any help would be most appreciated?
Hi all experienced poultry folk. was wondering what breed of chicken is this. Its a hen aged 7years, acquired from show breeder (located Central West New South Wales , Australia through a mixed batch of eggs thats we hatched under our own hens. Any help would be most appreciated?
I just received two hens that are now free ranging on grass. And they are loving it:D
Does anyone here chickens enjoy eating grass. Please upload your photos and videos
VIDEO of hens enjoying eating grass