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Hi, I have two current chickens (Isa browns, 1 yr and 6 months) and we bought another pair two days ago (hyline hens 6 month olds). My older hens are bullying the crap out of the two new ones (schnitzel and mark), the two new girls wont stand up for themselves at all and just try run away while...

ok, i dont think I'll clip wings for now. How do you usually integrate other birds? Do you put them in at night and then come back and wtch over them in the morning?

I'll be introducing a pair of hens to my already existing pair and was wondering if I need to clip wings. Do they ussually start flying when they fight because im scared theyre gonna scare each other off and fly over the fence where the next door neighbors dog is. Also, how long does it take to...

I live in Australia and we have a levamisole wormer which I bought because it was on clearance at my pet store. I've read online that chickens should be wormed every 3 months, some say every 6 months or yearly and then others also say to only worm when they have worms because they believe that...

Also, do any of you clip your quails wings, if so, both or one wing? and is it challenging?

by the way, thanks for any replies in advance!

Hi, Already own chickens and have heard that quails are really fun to have. Just wanted to ask a few questions on this topic. 1. We have a guinea pig/ rabbit cage thats roughly 100 cm in length and 40 cm in width, how many quail do you think I'd be able to keep in that size? 2. Are they flighty...

Hi, thank you for the reply! Yes, it's winter here in melbourne, but melbourne weather is crazy so its hot some days, and then really cold on others. This probably sounds like a stupid question, but these are pin feathers right? hahah sorry, this is my first time having chickens :). Have you...

Im not 100% sure if my hen is moulting, she hasn't been laying for at least 3 weeks? I 've seen quite a lot of feathers around the coop (more than usual). a week ago i saw her flap her wings and a few feathers came out... she's only around 10months old.. is that a normal age for a moult? I...

I have a friend and were planning to purchase chickens, what were planning to do is take turns, so every couple of weeks she brings the chickens to my house to stay for around up to a couple weeks to a month and then vice versa. So what i'll be needing is a light compact run that will be easy to...

For year 9 we have to do a community project, i'm aiming at least two for the year. One of my projects is sponsor a a child and the other is eating ethically so i was thinking of getting school chickens. It would be a great educational project to teach students where food comes from, teach kids...

i agree, ^^^ or you can also do the floating egg in water test, but if your really not comfortable just scramble them up for the hens :)

4 eggs out of 3 hens! one laid extra..although one of the eggs were deformed soooo

3 eggs...well almost. We got 3 eggs but one cracked due to soft shell/ shell less. But that was out of 3 hens! So everyone did an ok job today! (just trying to get those calcium levels up and going)

Thank you so much for the reply! yeah they are hybrids after all and I'm thinking maybe she laid her egg too fast before it even finished forming. :) I hope the shell grit helps with that :)

Hi, i have 3 5ish month old hyline hens that have just laid their first couple dozen eggs. I have one particular hen that has laid two soft shell eggs, two days in a row (today and yesterday) , I got really worried, i'm thinking maybe it's because she has just started but I also thought of the...

thank you, I think we'll be buying a 2nd coop if we do end up buying them so that we can quarantine them to make sure that they dont spread any sickness to our existing flock. Thanks for the input!

Hi, we're thinking of adding 3 hens to our existing flock of 3 because we've really been enjoying keeping chickens and lots of people have been wanting to buy eggs form us that we barely have much left for ourselves. I have a couple of questions. We're not 100% sure that we will purchase these...

plain grass for the run, and I just move it around. as for the inside area where they roost i put pine shavings and in the nesting box a mix of pine shavings and hay

Thank you! the egg is from a hyline chicken, that had just started laying