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My hen managed to gather 14 eggs three have hatched in the last couple of days will she still look after them properly whilst still sitting on the other eggs ? Is there a time when I should take them away or she stop sitting on them ? In theory some of the eggs won't be ready to hatch for...

Hi I'm raising chicks for the first time and they are silkies five weeks old now but one does not seem to be growing it sneezes a lot and today it's head is tilted it's eating and drinking ok at the mo but what could it be and what can I do ??!! Any ideas please ?!!

Hi Kim !! It's great so far first time raising chicks they are nearly four weeks old although one has a snuffle beak and blocked sinuses I think it's doing well in every other way maybe it was just stressed by move or maybe I need antibiotics it also sneezes should I be worried have you had this...

Hi I'm Kim from Hertfordshire I've got three hens a guard cockerel and am attempting to raise three silkie chicks who are still indoors !!

I've recently added two new pullets to my cockerel bantam and ex batt hen she has been doing the norm being her usual bossy self and sorting the youngsters out except today the cockerels gone off with the young ones and she's tucked up in a corner and completely not herself what's happened ?! Or...

I have two hens sitting on eggs in the same nest box should I leave them alone or separate them giving them eggs each one had chicks last year so I no she's a good mum but the other has not advice please!

thank you il give it a go !

dont no their age i got them from a re homing center who said they worm and treat etc before they are rehomed i feed them layers pellets and mixed corn and various scraps from the kitchen! i also have three small sussex bantams and ive never had a problem with them they are great little layers...

I have adopted two hens a sussex and bluebelle three months ago to my knowledge the big sussex has not laid a single egg and blue lays but her shells are realy thin or cracked and many of them are off or not edible they are free range have access to grit and oyster shell will they improve as...