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I rescued a Chicken about 2 years ago. We have not been able to identify her breed but she was rescued from a Philpino family in Central Victoria. She is alway broody. So she has hatched several eggs. She was an nicey tawney brown but after hatching this last lost her feathers are growing back...

I bought some eggs for my one and only broodie chook (yes I mean I only had one chook) to sit on, its now 21 days in and we have had a heatwave of an average of 40 deg C. Julie Chook is doing fine and she is a good mummy but has it been too hot for the chickens to survive?

Hi, I introduced myself and my girls about 4 months ago. I rescued 3 battery hens and we now call our back yard our Chook Old Peoples Home. Anyway one died last week due to being egg bound (thank you for everyone who has written posts about Egg Binding - I learned so much from all your...

I adopted 3 battery hens about 2 months ago. They are slowly getting to trust me. From not knowing what soil is to digging up my garden. From running away from me to pecking my feet to liking a cuddle. If a chook can learn to trust humans these girls have. but my husband and I had booked...

Hi I am a female Scout leader who has just adopted 3 ex battery hens. They have quickly become members of the family and are each giving an egg a day. I found this site because I was googling why they have some strange behaviours (like pecking my boots). It is wonderful to find like minded...