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I have 2 hens one is about 18 months old and was laying on 20+ eggs,while I was away someone took the eggs(it was the 2 legged kind) and she hasnt shown any signs of being broody since,the other hen is 11 months old and she isnt clucky at all..I also find they only lay every second day, is this...

Hi everyone, I have a 9 month old aracanna, I need some advice.. now I got two bantams (being told they are very broodie ) I have had for about a month,neither one of them is laying but my rooster targets one of the bantams and mates with her up to 10 times in a few short minutes he wont leave...

I have a hen (not sure of bred) she is black, thats all I know but today she got out of the backyard & i found her sitting in the bale of hay,she was obviously about to lay an egg but what I found very different she was meticulously grabbing pieces of hay & placing it over her back, she did...

My rooster has just started crowing and sounds like someone has him by the throat does this mean he almost ready to mate with the girls? He follows my Sussex around everywhere she goes placing his face to hers all the time and gives her little pecks on the face,its quite interesting to watch as...

Hi fellow Aussies, Kat here, I was given this site from another chicken lover. Im new to raising chickens and learning so much already. I have 2 baby chicks(not sure of age or breed) possibly 2+ weeks, 1 black,1 white & 1 red hen plus an Araucana rooster & yesterday bought a sussex hen. I want...

Hi there, I wanted to know about mating habits as I have an Araucana rooster (so I'm told) and he was afraid of my 3 hens became the biggest sook ( sulky and whinny) every time the girls came near him, now yesterday I bought a sussex (she is about 12months old he is about 6/7 months) as soon as...

Hi everyone, does anyone know what breed these two are and how old you think they are, I bought them from someone who wasnt sure on both questions only said they were females..Thanks Kat from Down Under.

Hi chicken lovers, my name is Kat & Im from Australia, I gave up smoking in Nov 2013 and took up owning chickens, I started with cross bred chickens,apparently they are better egg producers. I got a white,black & red one, not sure of their breed sorry,Im a newbie to all this, I also bought a...