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I am going nuts with my broody girls. They are still broody and its now been nearly 4 weeks. Ive tried broody jail but I have a question on that. When I put the two girls into broody jail (which they really are not happy about by the way) do I keep them in there overnight also or can I let them...

Hello, My two chickens Ruby and Betty have been broody for a long time. A friend of mine who also has chickens has given me two fertilised eggs for my girls to sit on. My problem is when they hatch I dont have a clue what to do. Do I leave them in the coop where they hatch with their mother or...

My broody girls Ruby and Betty are driving me nuts. It has been over 3 weeks now and they continue to stay hot. Ive done broody jail which they definately object to especially Betty. She gets very frustrated in there. I lock them out of the chicken house every day so they can not go inside and...

Hello. I have 3 chickens. 2 silkies and a cochin. One of my silkies and my cochin have both gone broody at the same time. I put them into broody jail but my silkie hates it and the other one is not too keen either. I have been lifting them out of the coop every day and closing it up . They have...

I have 3 chickens Ruby (cochin) and Betty and Brownie (Silkies). I bought Betty and Brownie at the same time from the same batch of chickens. I have had them now for 4 months and all 3 chickens have got on well until today. Betty has become very angry and keeps attacking Brownie who is a lot...

Hello my fellow chicken owners. I need some advice. Lots. My Silkie Margo died which left Ruby alone and sad and missing Margo terribly. Yesterday we bought two new Silkies, Winnie and Sally. We put them into the coup last night with Ruby and all seemed well. However this morning when we let...

After Margo died, Ruby is a very sad lonely chicken. On Sunday we intend to introduce her to two new friends (silkies). They will have a free run of the garden . Any advice on how to introduce them all to eachother will be appreciated. Thankyou

I need some advice please. I had two chickens Ruby and Margo they had a free run of my garden. Sadly Margo died at the weekend. My question is do chickens grieve or miss eachother because Ruby is being unusually quiet since Margo has been gone. She comes out of the coop for just a very short...

After nursing my brown silkie Margo for a week, spoon feeding her water, yogurt, chicken feed, porridge etc she finally gave up her fight for life and died. She had been sick and not eating and seemed to be unable to walk. I took her to the vet as she also had diorrhea. She was treated with...

My Silkie Margo is still laying soft eggs and then eating the contents :( My two girls are very fussy eaters and if I give them feed with korels in they sort out the korrels and will not eat them. I have been feed ing food without the korrels and as they are free range I do not put grit in their...

My Silkie Margo is now eating her own eggs. She had a dirty bottom for a while and I have been advised to maybe change her food. Now when she lays an egg in the coop she is eating it herself. How do I break her from this habit?

My Silkie Margo seems to always have a dirty bottom. I check her regularly for parasites etc and she is clear. I have 2 girls as you can see and neither of them have laid for a long time. Ruby shed a lot of feathers during her moult and now appears very thin. Neither of them will touch kitchen...

Ruby is moulting. The moult seems to have slowed down a little now. Can anybody tell me how long it will take for her new feathers to grow? I can not see any visible bald patches but with Autumn and Winter luming I am worried in case she gets cold.

Hello A couple of days ago I found an egg in the garden laid by my Silkie Margo. However the egg was minus a shell just yolk and white but no sign of a shell. Can anybody explain to me what this means and is it something I should be concerned about? She seems to be fine in herself walking round...

Hello, My cochin Ruby is losing a lot of feathers. The days are now shorter and Autumn is on the way. Is it normal for chickens to moult at this time of year? I can not see any bald patches but I do see her feathers all over the garden. Advice anybody please ;)

I have put Ruby and Margo into broody jail as both are broody and are now sitting in a dog crate raised on bricks in the garden with food and water. My question is ... Do I return them to the coop in the evening? I hope broody jail breaks them as I go away on holiday on Friday and my daughter...

My Ruby is broody AGAIN. This time she seems to have lost a lot of feathers from underneath and is red in patches. Is this normal when broody? is it safe to put flammazine on her or is she best left alone?

Yep, Ruby is broody AGAIN :(. Is it normal for them to flea and peck at themselves a lot when broody? I have mite and flea treatments but I am afraid to us it on her as I have noticed that she has lost a lot of feathers from underneath and her chest and seems to be very red and it looks sore. Is...

Hello, My Cochin Ruby is no longer broody but she is losing a lot of feathers. Is it normal for chickens to moult? She is active and eating and drinking and seems perfectly healthy apart from her feather loss. She does not have any bald patches. Thanks for any advice