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So after 2 failed attempts using an incubator, we finally hatched some wonderful little fluffballs under our Cochin Bantam. Nature is a lot more reliable than technology and so much better when you hear the chirping under the hen who is clucking away. Now for the hard part of rearing the little...

Hi I was incubating a batch of eggs, when after 7 days I discovered I had a broody hen. I placed the eggs with her and ever since she has been sitting on them, only getting up twice to eat and drink. Today I discovered the more dominant hen in the flock removing her from her nest and proceeding...

I am at Day 23 with my last remaining bantam egg, I candled this morning and I could see the beak at the membrane right next to the air sac. I haven't got a hydrometer so don't know my exact humidity so I added a wet kitchen towel to increase it to hopefully get the little one to pip. I have...

Hi I am at day 15 of incubation of my bantam eggs and I have noticed that the air cell has not grown since day 11 when I last candled, is this a concern? I would say 2/3 of the egg are covered now and I can still make out veins, since I am new to incubation I don't know what is normal and what...

I have chickens and ducks sharing the same garden, today I discovered an egg which I think maybe a ducks but I'm unsure as they share the same nesting box. The problem I had today is I left the other nest covered, which is were the chickens always lay, I therefore can't work out if it was a...

So I've just discovered that chickens can get head lice and they look different from the common louse I know about. I have come away for the weekend with the family and had to take our Cock with us due to his obvious early morning wake up calls, I was carrying him in and discovered an itch on my...

Hi I've been keeping a relatively small flock (15 in total) for egg production in order to sell, now I have orders coming in faster than I can handle, with my blue eggs proving popular due to the novelty of not being readily available in supermarkets etc. So I am going to mate my splash with a...

Hi again So I have taken another 4 friends to add to my flock today and used the little knowledge I have to sex them. I hope I was right and they are all female Any help is much appreciated from the experts

Hi again So I have taken another 4 friends to add to my flock today and used the little knowledge I have to sex them. I hope I was right and they are all female Any help is much appreciated from the experts

I have 2 khakis, a drake approximately 5 months old and a duck around 16 weeks old. I want to mate them when they are ready so need to know when this is and what signs to loom out for, reason being I also have a drake Harlequin that I don't want getting involved

Hi Can I still cull and eat my chickens if they have had scaly leg mite. I treated them with Surgical spirit and Vaseline for a week but would like to prepare them asap. Do I have to wait longer or is it safe to do now still?

Hi peeps, so I rescued some White Stars today from an elderly couple, problem is they have scaly mite. I have 9 other hens so have them quarantined until I have the problem under control. I have began a treatment of, clean with old toothbrush and surgical spirit before applying Vaseline. I have...

I purchased this hen as I was after a blue layer and was told this is a Cheshire Blue hybrid, but upon several hours of research and speaking to breeders I was informed it isn't what I was told and could may be a Manx Rumpy or Gamefowl as they are known in the U.K. I was informed this is a rare...

Need help identifying the sex of these recently acquired chicks please Thanks in advance

I have adopted these chicks from my local farm, they are approximately 12-15 weeks old. I got them as I vent sexed them as hens, was I right? They are cross breeds of which I don't know, any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Hi all I am new to the whole chicken keeping so decided to join the forum for some expert advice. I have 2 laying Novo Brown hens and 1 POL White Star and 1 POL Cheshire Blue, I also have 1 Khaki Campbell and 1 Welsh Harlequin, sex unknown on both, they are both approximately 10 weeks old. So I...