I have a broody hen with a Polish chick that is 3 weeks old, and when I let them out this morning it was fine. However, when i got home today at around 4pm, I let them out to wander and i noticed that the lil baby wasn't as keen to follow mum as usual. I assumed it was because of the sunny...
So, I was wandering up to feed my chickens earlier, when I noticed there was two ducks on my pond, that look like the same type as the ones on the river nearby. I think there here to hatch chicks out, as there is a Male as well as a Female, and the female is eating... A LOT, and this makes me...
Ok, i bought a partridge silkie when he was 15 weeks old thinking he was a she... he is now an obvious boy but is yet to start crowing and mounting and doing rooster stuff! all he does is wander around at the bottom of the hierarchy, and gets a little bullied by one of the hens... will he ever...
Ok, I have a mutt hen that is around 26 weeks old now, and she isn't laying, or showing any signs of doing so, and I also have a partridge silkie, around the same age, large comb large wattles but no laying!!! Will they ever lay?? thanks
P.S I also have a 9 week old light Sussex 'runt' that...
I have a 1 1/2 year old welsummer hen who wont stop doing what I think is egg song every morning starting at 6:30 ish and stopping when she lays. The only thing that seems to stop Her us when I go and stand there in the run until she starts laying. Is there anything I can do to stop her??
These 3 chicks are 7 1/2 weeks old, please can you confirm their gender, thanks!
chick 1: this is a boy i think
chick 2: this is a girl i think?
chick 3: also a girl?
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when i got home today my 1 1/2 year old rsl was limping on her right leg. i picked her up and on closer inspection i saw that the bottom part of her foot (the squishy bit) was swollen and really warm. my mum said that it was probably a foot infection. she is putting a little weight on it but...
2 nights ago i moved my hens into a new coop. I did this because soo i am getting more chickens ( ) and they need more room. I made two roost bars about 4 feet high with a ramp up to one end. I have had to place them on the roost both nights. when will they learn?
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Hi!
Please could everyone list any disadvantages and advantages of housing rabbits an chickens together.
I have thought of a few.
1.Good: More space for chickens and rabbits
2.Bad: there May be some diseases??
3.Good: For some reason my rabbits have a bigger house that my chickens and if they...
I know its not exact, but at what age (approximately) do mama and chicks begin to roost?? Im not worried but i would like them to start soon. They are three weeks old tonight and have been with the flock since day 3. They have also been 'practicing' roosting on branches and sticks and anything...
My broody is caring for 4 day old chicks and is doing a good job but i'm worried because I have seen no evidence of her 'excretion' since two days before they hatched and they hatched yesterday night!! Help!! When will she poop??!!??
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How long after hatching does a mama hen usually feel happy with taking her chicks out to explore?? mine hatched last night and are running around all fluffy, but mummy seems content with just sitting on them??
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HI EVERYONE!!
These are some pics of my hens and their Home:
Below Is their Night Run and House.
Below is the extension of their run that is sectioned off to become a broody coop
Below is my Broody
Below is a pic of where they usually free range
Below is the view of part of our garden...
My broody has been setting on eggs for 20 days, well its has been day 20 for 2 hours. I looked at the eggs about a hour and a half ago and i saw no movement or heard no peeps!!
It's getting frustrating!! Day 21 is tommorrow at 5 pm. Has anyone has still and quiet eggs that hatched??
HII!!!!!
Today is day 17 for my broody, and earlier she came of the nest to eat probably for the last time due to lockdown, and i decided to watch over her eggs while she was gone. They seemed surprisingly unactive. by that i mean, they were just sitting there with no movement at all. Is this...