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I am hoping someone can help. I have a mixed flock: 7 hens already laying 4 hens that are 4-5months old and not laying, they are austraian Araucanas with tails similar to American Easter egger I think. I was told they will not lay until 7-8momths. 1 rooster I was feeding them a mixed grain...

We have 2 Polish X hens, and a range of commercial layers. One of the hens in the link above, makes a crow nothing like the others hens. Most of the hens go "bok bok bok bwaaark". But this hen makes this funny noise from about 5am onwards. She is the only hen I can hear from the house. The...

I have had one of my chickens laying our first ever eggs. She is a white leghorn and started laying at 16 weeks. 4 of her 7 eggs have been rubber shelled, there is no hard shell at all. 3 of which she layed from the roost. The 3 hard ones she layed in a nest box. Then this morning I found...

I've had one 14 week old leghorn squatting for me for about 5 days, then yesterday the other one did it. Nothing from the Australorpe, ISA browns or polish fizzles. Is this far too early? Could they start laying in a couple of weeks. They are not on layer mix yet. Also, my polish fizzle girls...

I'm a new chick mother, we had 3 little chicks hatch in incubator about 24 hits ago. When they fluffed up nicely I took them out and put them in the brooder. My question is they seem so small and wobbly, I'm worried they won't know how to eat or drink. I dipped their beaks in water, and I put...

I have 6 tailed araucana chicks (4.5 weeks old). I had resolved myself to having to wait probably 10-15 weeks to sex them, until I stumbled across a post about peacombs. Is it true that if there are 3 raised lumps its a cockeral and if there is only one prominent one its a pullet? Reading this...

15 days ago I picked up some baby chicks, and the lady who sold them to me gave me 4 eggs. They are lavender araucanas (the tailed ones, live in Australia). I'd brought and incubator a few months previously and was too nervous to use it, but decided to put them in there. I cannot believe it but...

I have 6 British tailed araucana chicks. They are about 4 weeks old now. One of them has fairly stunted growth. It was average size to the others to start with but now it doesn't seem to grow at the same speed as the others. Some of them weigh double what it does. It eats and drinks ok...

Ok so this is my first time incubating. A few months ago I purchased an incubator, but I was too nervous to try it in case I did something wrong so I just brought chicks. I purchased more chicks 5 days ago and the lady gave me 4 araucana eggs. I decided to put them in the incubator. I can't...

I've recently got 2 new hens, polish cross with frizzle in them. They are 15 weeks old appx. When would they start laying? I've heard my productions will start around the 18-20 week mark. As they are only 10 weeks old I haven't put a nest box in. But would the polish hens need one soon?

Hi Everyone Just starting this thread by saying that I live in South Australia. Really difficult for me to source chicks as we don't have hatcheries available. Only 2 registered breeders. I was so excited to come across a lady who had lavender araucana chicks. I decided to get 6 of them. I did...

Hi everyone I have 3 breed of hens, all not yet laying, only 2 months old. I have 2 white leghorns and I know they will lay lovely white eggs. Then the two ISA browns (is that a red sex link?), that will lay lay creamy coloured eggs, I think. Then I got an Australorp thinking being the darkest...

Hi, I'm really new to chickens (only had them a week and half) so I really don't know much about these things but I'm hoping someone might be able to help with a question. We purchased 2 ISA browns, 1 Australorp and 2 white Leghorns, all from a fodder shop and we were told they were good...

Hi everyone I am a new chicken keeper in South Australia. Our family has just adopted 5 new chicks that will free range our yard and hopefully lay lots of eggs. I have gone a bit chicken crazy and can't stop reading this forum. There is so much stuff I didn't know! I'm hoping someone might...