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One of my hens went suddenly lame about 5 days ago, on her left leg. She can lift the leg to scratch her wattles, but cannot wear bear on it. I can see no obvious injury or swelling, and it is not involving the foot pad in any way so definitely not bumblefoot. She is very very lame and is...

Sometimes when I go to pick up or stroke my hens a couple of them will lift their wings up, duck down a little and sort of hop quickly from foot to foot - what does this mean? Is it a defensive behaviour? They usually do it if you have taken them by surprise, though one older hen does it all the...

I feed my hens Red Hen Layer mix http://www.lauckemills.com.au/poultry-layer4.html (added a link as it is an aussie product so most of you won't have seen it) and feed their eggs back to them daily (we don't eat eggs and they love them lol). I also feed some natural yoghurt for extra calcium and...

I have converted a horse stable and WIWO yard into a coop for my girls :) Inside I have a mister and fan for hot weather, and the floor is compacted dirt that I put bedding over the top of. I was using pine sawdust but found it got mouldy in places due to the water mister so have switched to...

Hi all, I have already posted a few times and received some help, so thank you! I am from west australia and have 4 hyline brown hens and a leghorn x something rooster. I don't breed or want to breed, I just love chickens and they are my pets :) They have nappies and leashes and sometimes come...

Hi all, I am new to this forum and need some help with my pet rooster. He is a big (very big) 3 year old leghorn cross something that I got as a 3 month old cockeral as he was going to be someone's dinner. He was very aggressive when I first got him and we worked through this, and he ended up...