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I should have said she is laying so shes not eggbound. Maybe it could be something to do with moldy food, its been raining pretty hard and sometimes the feed gets a bit wet and they probably eat some before I get a chance to remove it Thanks for your reply

Hi all I have a hen that is around 6 months old, only started laying about 3 weeks ago. She started limping pretty badly a few days ago and for past 2 days has been staying mostly in one of the nest boxes, although this morning is out but still limping. She is still laying. any ideas? Thanks

I think the Gulf Stream has alot to do with it in our climate, compared to others of similar latitude, we have much milder winters here usually and this winter was exceptionally mild.

Its Ireland, everything is green :D

Thanks Sumi, thats crazy you are in Tipperary too! I didnt think there's be too many from Ireland, let alone Tipp. My wife just send me a pic of 2 of the chickens making thier way down the ramp so all going good so far, thanks for your reply

Hi all Im new to keeping chickens. I collected 4 ready to lay hens at the weekend, I put them into the run at first (I read later it was probably best to put them in coop at the start to get used to new home). They seemed to be fine all day, eating well, didnt pay any heed to our cats checking...

Hi Im in Ireland, so pretty rainy and windy but temperatures dont usually get that extreme here so maybe ill just leave it off and just clad the outside of the Coop. Thanks for your reply

Hi everyone Im new to keeping Chickens and im just about finishing off my coop. The frame is made from 2x4 and I have timber cladding for the outside yet to be fitted. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to wrap waterproof breathable roofing felt around the frame before cladding to...