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Dog strikes again. It is a horrible rainy day and usually the chooks are not out but they went out today (one hen and one rooster other hen is in brooding) and the dog got them when she broke through the shed door. Hen is a goner but the rooster was smart and played dead. He has a plucked arse...

I have a 4 year old hen who never brooded before. She started about two months ago now, and has been sitting. At the start a few eggs got broke in the nest box that the other hen lays in too, so we made another box and she now has one egg in it. There is never any more in it, so we assume she is...

Unfortunately three of our hens passed on, one of a heart attack we think from being spooked and then two just went missing never to be seen again. So my b&w suzzex was lonely and i totally love her so i got another sussex! Meet Delilah!

My poor bullied hen has gone missing. They were in the pen so dunno how she got out, the fences are high! The other three came in okay, but poor Gina is gone. It's dark now so no mission of getting her back. I feel awful :(

I have a bully hen, and im currently trying to keep her seperated for about a week or two then im going to reintroduce her at (hopfully) the bottom of the pecking order. But i was wondering if this doesnt work could she live alone? I have a friend willing to take her alone, shes a two egg a day...

Hi, i have been having trouble getting on the site so my initial problem which was the injured hen has been resolved. The problem was that one of my hens had pecked and plucked out most of her feathers around her vent and picked at the area until it was cut open very badly. Took her to the vet...

Hi, i picked a few of my hens up today and they seem kinda skinny to me? I'm not exactly sure how a chicken is supposed to be but to me it felt very lean and i could feel the chest bone and no fat around the sides and minimal fat on the thigh. They have always got food, the trough has never ran...

Hey, one of my hens has diarrhoea. Well i am assuming only one, cause her vent feathers are all messy and there isnt a lot of it maybe one a day. What could cause this? She is fed on a pellet corn mix and has plenty of grit and the occasional cabbage. Should i worm her?

Hey i havent been on in a while, this forum is a little busy for me lol Just an update on the chooks. I can't believe how much they eat! Anyway, they are laying up to 3 eggs a day now and talk to me when i go "Hey chook chook chook" they call back hahaha. Love them!

Also named them all. Valerie (white) Gorgina (grey) Martha (speck) Geraldine (red neck) The shell is a little soft so what can i do to make them more hard?

Here they are I'm so excited (and a little sad already that when they stop laying they will have to...go to the "farm") I have no idea about their breeds, so any help appreciated.

Hello! I recently got the exciting news that my dad is finally letting me get chickens as he is now retired and has time enough to care for them. Where on earth do i start? I have ample space for them to run about, but for the winter we will be keeping them in the stable block as it get very...