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  1. Rorie

    Pink egg?

    Great, thanks :)
  2. Rorie

    Pink egg?

    Hi folks, I gave some eggs to my friend, and she sent me a very worried message! She cracked the egg open and said "the yolk was more pink than yellow, and there was more yolk than white" I have never had this in any of my eggs before! Any ideas what has caused this? Is this a partial...
  3. Rorie

    Where are my eggs?!

    Thanks for the reply. They are totally fenced in (its not that big a run, perhaps 11m x 3m). So no eggs anywhere else or being stolen Sometimes i see an egg or two being pecked at, but not enough that we wouldn't notice - we get the eggs every day They always have a big stock of food, so...
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    Where are my eggs?!

    Last year we purchased some new hens. One was an Araucana. I am not sure of her age, but my knowledgeable friend suggested she looked young. Last year we got perhaps 3 eggs every two weeks from her. But since October last year, we have not had one egg! I know this as they are blue...
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    Is it back again?

    Last year we introduced some new birds to our flock. We quickly realised that they had a disease which infected all the others. We still don't know exactly what the disease was at the typical meds didn't fix it. The birds got tired, raspy, junk in their eyes, stopped eating and drinking. We...
  6. Rorie

    How cold can a hen get?

    Hi, We have had an automatic door on the coop since April. Tonight I just so happened to hear a hen make a noise, went out, and two were standing outside the closed door! No idea why!! We are going to check each night now obviously, but out of curiosity, how cold can it be before a hen is...
  7. Rorie

    Corn as treat?

    Ok thanks :)
  8. Rorie

    Corn as treat?

    Hi, just wondering if corn should be fed along with layers pellets, or only as a treat? Thanks
  9. Rorie

    Double yolk, every time!

    of course not haha. Just curious to see if it was genetics, time of year, feed, or a lucky bird haha
  10. Rorie

    Double yolk, every time!

    Just a quick question... One of our hens lays double yolk eggs every time without fail! Her eggs are much fatter and longer than the others eggs. So what causes this? Its obviously not a one off for her....
  11. Rorie

    silly hen!

    I forgot to mention, that they all get on fine and no scrapping or fighting between any of them! We just added the automatic door a few months ago, so i aint taking it off haha
  12. Rorie

    silly hen!

    One of our hens sits outside the coop every night, while all the others have gone in. Often she is caught out when the coop door shuts (light sensitive), so we go in and put her in the back door. Now, when it starts getting dark and the others are in, if she sees us she jumps in herself as...
  13. Rorie

    Not eating...

    We had 5 hens and a cock in a small run. They went through about 6kg food a week easily. Sometimes more. Now we have 11 hens and a cock, but they are in their new big run.....they have hardly eaten 5kg food in the last month! All the hens are well, so i was wondering why! I do see them...
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    another 'how big should my coop be' question

    As above, how big should my coop be for bantam orps? I keep seeing '4 sq ft per bird' but that seems crazy! Ours have almost free range, so this is just for night. The coop is what i would call pretty big, 7 sq ft. Our 5 hens and one cock all huddle on one perch but sometimes overflow to the...
  15. Rorie

    One chick needs integrated

    Our clutch only provided us with one chick. She is about 5 weeks now and still with mum on their own. When and how should I introduce her to the others? I can't really keep her on her own for another 10 weeks and not sure it's best leaving her with mum all that time? any suggestions?
  16. Rorie

    What is this noise about?

    Thanks for the replies. My only concern was that the hen was in pain with something which was causing her to be vocal....but i guess she is fine and she is acting as normal as she did before hand. Thanks for the help!
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    What is this noise about?

    Our buff hen (only had her a couple weeks) goes round with her beak open making a strange noise. None of the others do this, so i was just wondering what it was about?! Its the 'clucking' type sound. Perhaps the others are just quiet? Then at the weekend our cockeral started making strange...
  18. Rorie

    ill or broody?

    Our hen started sitting on eggs, but when we moved her and her eggs, she abandoned them. Another hen jumped on the eggs and hatched a chick. The original hen has been sitting in the egg box for the last few days and not leaving. She is not on eggs, not even one. She is just 11 months old...
  19. Rorie

    Should i?

    Thanks for the replies. I have read ducks need more room than chickens, any idea how much if i have cherry valley ducks? I am still a bit concerned about water and my hens. I dont want to seperate them as they will have much less room. But also concerned that if i let them be free range...
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    Should i?

    the question about the drake seems strange, but i was told i HAD to keep a drake with females, though that didnt make any sense to me haha. Well, the sale is on Saturday, so i have to think up a plan and make a decision by then....
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