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A couple of saw horses ($30 aus dollars) pvc pipe ($a few), duct tape and cable ties for stability. It’s got to be more comfortable than the lorikeet cage they currently try to roost on every single night, before we take them all down to the coop.

I’m so stoked. i got a call a few months ago about a hen that needed rescue. I just said yep, and then kinda forgot all about it. we’re always taking in strays and rescues; it’s just the way it’s always been. Anyway, last week I got another call saying the hen needed to come to me that day. The...

My partridge and silver pencil have produced some pretty babies but I’m not sure what colour 2 of them are. And their gender. I’m hopeless until they crow! They’re about 5 months old. Roosters would be crowing by now, wouldn’t they? the gold is a hen, I’m pretty sure. But the other 2 colours...

My little bantam wyandotte has been quite the ladies man and has been busy with all the ladies. Literally all of them.. these nests have now all hatched and little babies are everywhere. Some nests are side by side in the coop, and I’m fairly sure the babies aren’t even staying with their...

I bought our first 2 little bantams when they were still young chicks. One was said to be a silver penciled and one a gold. The seller wasn’t sure if they were male or female, but I figured 50/50 odds were ok with just 2. One grew into a pretty little silver hen and the other is a cheeky multi...

I’m in Australia and we’re heading into winter. Night temps are about 14 ish Celsius and my chooks are locked in a coop at night which has nest boxes - but they are apparently not good enough! My little Sylvia has built her first nest but it’s in the garden under a very well protected banana...

she was dumped at a lake near my sister’s house along with a drake, which we are still working on catching. She’s got a horrendously loud honk compared to my muscovies. I can’t get more good photos just yet because they’ve just had watermelon and their ponds are newly filled, so they are all...

my flock consists of: 3.5 adult muscovies (1 is 3 month old hen who will become the 3rd wife to the drake when she’s ready) 2 x 3 month old bantam Wyandottes (1 cockerel and 1 hen) 2 x 3 month old isa Browns (1 cockerel and 1 hen) The chicken hens may get broody, obviously, in time. Any chicks...

which method works best for quieting the early morning crowing? Tonight I’m going to try putting both my cockerels in an overturned rectangular laundry basket which will give plenty of ventilation. Problem with this plan is it’s summer here and bloody hot and all the reading and you tubing...

is anyone willing to give a home to either or both of my cockerels? Both are3 months old, very friendly. I’ve only got 4 chooks all up, so the 2:2 ratio is going to cause lots of issues before too long if I don’t rehome these boys. Please message me if you’re interested. The bantam came from a...

ill try to make this short, sorry in advance lol. My 3 girls all nested about a month ago. A couple of days ago one of my girls was attacked by a fox and she passed away. I divided up her viable eggs and put about 6 each on the other girls nests. All good. Yesterday, Newton’s eggs started...

I’m very confused. He’s getting dark brown adult feathers, while his sibling chick is growing caramel coloured feathers. His feet are a little bigger too. Is it easier if this one is compared with a sibling from the same hatch?

I’ve got 4 new chicks, 2 weeks old. 2 bantam Wyandottes and 2 Rhode Island or Isa Browns (not sure which, they came from a school hatchery programme). They currently just have water and starter crumble in their cage with pine shavings for the base. They are scratching and foraging a lot and I...

after a few false starts, we finally got a successful hatch out of one of our girls. Little Winsor has been sitting on her nest diligently for weeks now. I wasn’t sure exactly when she started, so it’s been a bit of a wait and see. This morning one of the dogs went down to her and was carrying...

i am fairly certain we have our first viable and fertile nest. I candles the other night and most have veins and a good air sac. 2 weren't fertile though. The Muscovy built a beautiful nest and is very diligent with them so far. They all free range, and I'm getting worried that something will...

This is our newest flock member. He's come from a huge duck supplier, so he's a little nervous about so much space, grass, no competition, cats, dogs, kids, and the quiet, but I think he will be fine soon. He came out for the first time this morning and has been sticking to the 3 girls closely...

I saw this in the newest ALDI catalogue and my first thought was "coop!". I'm extremely limited with time to either build a good coop or a budget to buy a ready to assemble kit, so I've been on the hunt since forever ago for some kind of compromise. My rough plans with this would be to get two...

Sorry in advance for always asking questions in here! It has been confirmed once and for all that my 3 muscovies are all female (Winsor, newton and sumo). Winsor is on her second nest, aged approximately 10 months old. Newton has just had her nest emptied by me after diligently sitting on the...

Apart from a secure coop and feed and water, what is essential to have before I bring some chickens home? I've got some galvanised shelves read to set up some nesting boxes, feeding tubes with the pvc pipe method, and a bag of food from a chicken I had staying for a few days. If you had to put...

I'm slowly getting closer to getting my chooks, getting the coop and yard ready. One thing I can't decide on is a breed that will suit the intense summers I have where I live. I read that chickens struggle to regulate their body heat once the outside temperature exceeds 38c. We get many days in...