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My chickens are in a shed for the winter with plenty of straw and a thick layer of sawdust on the floor. We lost one today as she got egg bound. The farm store said it could be she got too cold - I've bought a thermometer and it's just 1 degree Centigrade in the shed. It must go below that...

I live in Holland, There is a bird flu out break nearby ( within 30km of us) and farms have been culling. It is not the deadly H5N1 but needs to be taken seriously. What advice can anyone give for us to protect our 6 hobby chickens? They are normally free range but I could lock them in - but...

As we head into winter there is less for my free range chickens to find in the garden. I have always fed them pellets and mixed grain but they seem to be begging me all day for more. How much grain should an adult chicken get per day? If I leave the pellet feeder topped up they will just...

My 5 week old chicks are getting very good at flying. A friend suggested clipping their wings - any advice on how to do this? How much do I need to trim and which feathers?

Help! My chickens are digging enormous holes in our lawn to do their dust bathing. One hole I thought i'd let it go , but it's more now and they are so deeeep! how can I stop them and what else can I offer them to stop them dust bathing in my lawn?

My chicks are 3 weeks old now and have been living in our house in a big crate with a heat lamp. I have tried turning the lamp off occasionally but they seem to still need it. Feathers are growing very fast. I am thinking about moving them outside to a garden shed at the end of next week and...

I am new to keeping chickens so I am confused as to why one of my hens has gone broody, we have no rooster? She is sitting on eggs and has stolen some from another hen. She is very defensive, doesn't come out to eat, I am worried about her wasting away for no reason ( plus I am right out of...

I think one of my hens has gone broody. She has hoarded three eggs ( not all her own) and has flattened herself out over them as if she is nesting. However - the eggs are infertile so she is wasting her time. In the mean time I have chicks of one week old who I have in a brood box in the house...

HI BYC, my week old chicks have been on kitchen paper over sawdust as suggested on this site. Now they are getting a bit more feisty and scratchy they are scratching through the paper and eating some of it - plus pecking at the sawdust. Should I just remove the paper now, or will they eat the...

I am pretty new to raising chickens but we have four eggs in an incubator and they are squeaking! Does this mean they will come out in the next few hours or is it normal to hear noises a day or so before? They are due tomorrow and I daren't go out! Any advice gratefully received...