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I have 2 hens. 18 months old. One of my hens is so aggressive with me she attacks me but is perfectly fine with the other hen. It’s some out of nowhere and has been going on for a month or so. She bit me and drew blood and regularly runs up behind me to attack. I laugh writing this but I’m...

Hiya, I’m in the SE of England and temperatures at night will be dropping as low as -10c. We don’t have a heat lamp for our coop. I’ve only got 2 hens and I’m worried they’ll get so cold they’ll freeze to death. Can hens cope in this temperature at night? Just two of them? Please advise! Thank...

Hiya, one of my 16 week old hens (I have a rhode rock and a RIRxLS) laid an egg two days ago. It was a normal formed egg. Nothing yesterday and today I found this in the nest box. I’ve never experienced this before in other hens I have kept in the past. I really think that both these eggs have...

Hi all, I currently have a RIRxLS and a rhode rock. I really would like to grow my flock by 2-3 more. in the past I’ve had pekin bantams which I adore. I’m looking to hatch a few eggs from a local farm and was wondering if the two breeds will be okay ‘living’ together? I introduced a hybrid...

Hello, I have two rhode rocks and a RIRxLS. The latter is a runty chick, eating a feeding well but not Spritely like her sisters. They’re currently indoors in my house without their heat lamp on. They’re feathered although not totally. They’re also running around in their brooder box and...

My chicks are 9 days old. This morning when I woke up and went to fill up feed etc the heat lamp was out. They are housed inside but my heating doesn’t come on till 6.30 so would’ve been chilly. I don’t know how long the lamp had been out for... anyway I have got a new bulb but one of my chicks...

Hello, I have recently bought myself 3 chicks which were apparently sexed when born (not sure how they were sexed to be fair). They are only 4 days old but I’m convinced I’ve cockerels. Can someone give me advice on what to look for? I have a Rhode Island Red x light Sussex and 2 rhode rock.🙈

I am incubating some eggs sent via post. I have incubated eggs in the past and it’s been clear as to what I am looking for when candling the eggs. however this time round I’m baffled as to what I’m looking at. Of 6 of my eggs one had a very clear blood ring and one had no fertilisation so I...

Hi my 3 eggs are gone 26 days now(no incubator, but through my broody) I just did the water test and the were in the middle of the water but not moving at all. Do you think maybe theyre dead? If so, why would all 3 die after they have fully grown? Pleaze help me, :(

Hi there. Day 22 today and not a peep (literally) from any of the eggs. I have spoken to them but they are not responding with any tweets etc, just candled them and see the air gap at the top. gave them the most gentlest of gentle 'shake' and there is definitely something inside. what's going...

My hen has been sitting on 3 of hers eggs for 21 days now and i have not heard a peep out of them. I have hatched eggs twice before in an incubator with great success and this is my first time letting my hendo it herself. Im sooo paranoid thaT they wont hatch for some crazy reason. Ive candeled...

I have broody orp whose eggs are due to hatch in a day or two. I have noticed after the last week after i get her up to eat and drink that my roo squares up to her and almost challenges her. They have been living in the same coop together (and other hens) for over a year now. Does anyone know...

Hi there, I have a Jubilee Orpington bantam roo, a pekin bantam and a gold laced orp. They are a very happy bunch together and have been for the past 6- 12 months. I recently hatched two black pekin bantams and a lemon frizzle bantam. They are 8 weeks old and have now been outside in the...

I have a sex link frizzle _ mother is a frizzle and father a straight feather. Breeder I got her from says she's 99% certain its female because it is sex linked. My frizzle is 4 weeks old and has a large bright red comb and wattles. I'm dubious about the sex. What is sex link and how can...

I have two two month old Jubilee bantam orpingtons, a year old pekin bantam and a year old gold laced bantam orp. We have a mild infestation of red mite in the coop which I have been treating this past week. recently, the last day or so, one of my jubilees (Chick-pea) has become very lethargic...

Please someone help me! This is the second time I have raised chicks from an incubator. Three chicks this time round - the first two hatched within a few hours from pipping. Perfect looking balls of fluff. My third took a full 48 hours but managed to.come out of the shell BUT she has four...