Hello (again!) I've got three ladies in a covered run. I've had to change the frozen water three times today. I've shut the small hen house door last night and tonight. It's absolutely freezing outside. Did the poo pick this morning and the dumps were rock solid frozen even though the door was...
Sorry - another one. Picture of Banana. Is he Brian or Lilly. I'm hoping my gut feeling is wrong. Tilly is the mum stood behind about to charge me for taking a pic of her little one (only 1 from 6 hatched, eggs were from a local farm so decent sized eggs but "mixed")
Not sure if I've uploaded...
Hi all, long story short, I'm running out of ideas.
I have had 2 hens for just under 4 years, a Warren and a Black Rock, The Warren aged and went to sleep sunbathing 2 weeks ago (what a way to go.) the Black Rock is full fo life and has been crackers and great fun since day one. The Warren was...
One day I hope to be able to answer questions, but for now I have (another) one... I had two hens, one went broody (third time in a year) so I accepted defeat and separated her, got her some eggs to sit on (and keep her quiet). She's hatched 3 chicks who are now six weeks old. They're in a...
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I can't find it!
The second question is related to the first, so...
One of my hens went broody just before bank holiday weekend, after two days it was clear she was serious, so on the Monday (25 May) I got six fertile eggs for her to sit on. She's...
Evening everyone. Apologies for "lurking" for the last couple of years without contributing. The information on this forum has been a fantastic help, but I can't find anything similar to the current challenge.
I have two hens who spend the day in a decent sized (for two!) run, and for the last...