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Hello, I have 8 beautiful chickens, however there mites are getting worse and worse everyday. Feathers are being lost on their bums, under wings, there necks and chest. I have powder but does not seem to work when I put in on once a week. Questions: What products would you recommend? How would...

I got two new hens in January, and they are 2 year old. One of them has extremely bad mites and they both have their back claws pointing UP! Here are some images. How long will the feathers grow back for? (I have the powder) Are there claws me to be like that?

Hello, When I let my chickens out, I was getting ready to go out (their was no strange behaviour) However an hour later I saw blood on the ramp. I counted all chickens to make sure there were not any missing (no one was missing) and then I checked for any wounds, but there wern't any. I am very...

hello, I bought new chicks, but they are near to the ned of the pecking order However my older ones are pulling my chicks feathers out when they need to go inside (I seen them) What shall I do?

Hello, I have bought a new flock of 4 hens, now and then I hear them sneezing. Questions: What do I give them to stop sneezing?

Hello, I have had 4 hens and gone to get another 4. I have not introduced my birds in a long time. I have got 4 hens who is really good at flying, but I am worried if they fly away when they are in the garden, however... They are terribly scared of my other hens (they run away from them)...

Hello, ive just got some more chickens these look around a few months old. Me and my mum reckon that they are a mix The chicks has black, white and dark green feathers and we reckon they are all hens, some are like a pekin size and some are like a legbar size. With feathers growing on the...

Hi, I recently had 2 hens Dying from a disease or something those 2 were from the same batch that me and my mum bought from the market. They died with empty stomachs as they refused to eat. I have tried different ways. Leave a hen in the bedding with food and water with the door wiude open...

Hello to the reader, I have a very broody hen who pecks at me when I put my hand in the cage when I give her things like another egg to hatch for me, food and water. I can handle the pecking, however what I am worried about is cleaning her out. She is sitting on eggs and has around 2 weeks...

We have rats... I have looked after chickens for 3 years now and never got a single rat. I would like them gone. How do you get rid of them? Thank you

In my post yesterday I wrote about my light Sussex with an upset tummy but we have just got another hen who is not doing great. She is a pure white bantam She has been sleeping a lot! Pretty much mostly all day She won't eat and she won't drink. She looks like she is doing a poo but there's been...

Hello, I have a light Sussex hen, who does seem to be very well. She looks fine but... She has runny poo and there's some poo stuck to her feathers. What shall I do??

Hello, We have a Cochin. We used to think hes a hen but now we think hes a cockerel. I would like to make sure if it is a boy It... Tries to crow, mates with the girls, afraid of a few chickens (1 of the older ones) and when we first got it, it used to hide and never get close to a...

Hello, I have never looked after a chicken with a broken leg before.... I have a legbar hen who has a sore leg I think she hurt it while slipping down the ladder as it was all horrible and muddy, but I checked on all my chickens and they were fine after but wasn't sure on her, so I thought I...

Hello, I have had a go at breeding chicks by using a chicken but it didn't turn out as I planned, I need a new incubator that works perfectly, our last incubator did not work (It was used once) We had chickens not surviving very well (weak legs) and some has lost some toes.. Please can you...

Hello! I have some chicks yay! I have Cochin which is my favourite, my heart just started to be full of love when I first saw her in my coop. She is 10 weeks old but has a surprising history to her... The Cochin, is beautiful orange. Her history is... This Cochin, was in a cage, getting...

Hello, I am talking about the Faverolles, big boss... Here is a photo can you look at her eye, I have noticed this is not normal Is it bad? Can it cause something bad? Will it affect the hen? She has had this when she was a chick I think Please help

Hello, The worst thing that has ever happened to a new born was hurtful! A chick hatched and all the chickens were pecking and running after it, picking it up by the neck and stuff! This is the first year of my hens breeding! I am terrified of holding new born chicks and I was frightened if...

Hello, I have 5 hens. This is my first time hatching eggs by using the hens All of my adult hens (5) are all broody. I have noticed some eggs has been broken, but were not vertical. Today, I have noticed a chick in the shell, but it was ever so close to the edge, and I thought it was dead...

Hello, I have a flock right now of 1 leg bar, 1 silkie cross, 1 light sussex, 1 faverolles, 1 baby pekin and a 1 pekin mix. For my next hen, I would like to have a small sized hen. Like a bantam and pekin size. Can you give me some breeds. I need to have an breed that is... 1. Good at...