Hi Folks,
Would really appreciate your advice about some worrying chook developments we've been experiencing.
A couple of weeks ago our beloved silkie died after being a bit out of sorts for about a month. In the week that followed, the other two were normal, but in the second week, the...
Hi, we have a Polish bantam who won't let us anywhere near her. She's very flighty and nervous. Our other two, a wyandotte and a Silkie (also bantams) were reluctant to be held at first, but now submit, more or less willingly, to a bit of gentle patting and being held. Will our Polish ever chill...
Hi, we have a Polish bantam who won't let us anywhere near her. She's very flighty and nervous. Our other two, a wyandotte and a Silkie (also bantams) were reluctant to be held at first, but now submit, more or less willingly, to a bit of gentle patting and being held. Will our Polish ever chill...
Hi - We've got three lovely girls: a Wyandotte, a Polish and a Silkie (all bantams, just over 6 months old). The Wyandotte, Leslie, bless her, has been laying diligently for a month now, albeit with a patch of broodiness here and there. The other two haven't laid at all. They're not too smart...
Is feather eating ever just a normal part of bonding/grooming among hens? My dominant chook, Leslie, seems to be plucking feathers off another chook's head (there are three chooks in all) The chook who's getting plucked, Roxie, just seems to put up with it. Other times, when Leslie pecks Roxie...
Hi, our chickens seem perfectly happy and healthy otherwise, but have just recently started pooing a very watery consistency. They are probably eating more greens than usual as we have just moved the coop to a grassier patch. Before that they were just eating pellets. They are 12-14weeks old...