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Most of us are here for support, so its nice to offer some to others or pass on info we have learned, or to say “we’ve been there”! Not crazy to get some chicks, read up A LOT first, and you can always rehome roosters or give them away as meat. We had a go at rearing with a broody, we got 2...

Raven was a terrible escape artist so i think if I hadn’t forgotten the gate, she would have got out somehow anyway and either got run over or the dog attacking her anyway! She would sit by out kitchen window and squark for food. I had worked hard to get her to trust me, she became quite...

Hi @kattfink i’m sorry to hear of the passing of Lucy. Its so sad isn’t it. Please don’t feel guilty, we have all been there. I forgot to properly lock the gare and our dog got to our hens, he chewed the neck of our favourite and she was still alive. I will never forget it. They are sad...

Mable , our pretty blue Orpington, adopted recently by us. She is around 2 yrs old, lays nearly every day, she loves her new home and we love her.

I have a wish list! But hubby is keeping a close eye on me :gig I’m a real hoarder and love collecting and think a basket of colourful eggs will be so cool. One day I’d like to get: • Welsummer • Blue Leghorn • Gold laced wyandotte or silver laced (but hear the silver laced aren’t as good...

It was the Orpington- she’s been laying 6 days a week and we’ve been giving praise to the wrong hen lol. At least now we know!!

Ok as you suggested something else is going on, a quick google got me thinking. Diarrhoea can be caused by high protein or change in feed. I HAVE been changing their feed to a HIGHER protein level (16% from 14%). Yesterday was the first day I gave them only that feed (as I had been mixing the 2...

No, but they haven’t ever been wormed (the Orp that we got recently had pooey feathers but i think thats normal for her as her bum feathers are plenty - so would be hard keeping them clean), so it wasn’t until our mother hen started getting a pooey bum really bad someone said i should get her...

I have never said “poo” so many times :gig

Hi, I treated our girls for worms on Tuesday - it is Thursday. what can i expect to see, and when will pooey bums clear up? One of pur girls was doing diarrhoea that was caramel brown, now it has gone dark but the white part is all stringy, not a clump (see pics) When will the worms be gone...

HAHa! Oh dear!! Ok thank you. I have seen her on the nest, but never the PBR, so maybe the clues are all pointing to the orp.

We have a 2 yr old blue orpington that we got a month ago and we were told she had just come back on the lay after winter. We didn’t get any eggs from her so put it down to shock. Her comb became bright red but still nothing. I was looking for round (“plump”) eggs. We have a Plymouth barred rock...

Thank you! Yes it rained yesterday and they are all looking lovely today. Thank you for replying! You are right ;)

I came here too from reading YOUR post @Orit lol! Thank you @FiddleChics for your progress - I am just about to intergrate my pullets to hens and fear my PBR will be my Atilla. I feel more equipped to deal with any nonsense that arises. Of course I hope we will not have a problem!

Ok thank you!!

Hi, our new pullets- mostly this one in photo - are muddy (dry) due to coming from a farm that was terrential rain while they were being caught. They are dry under cover but the mud hasn’t come off. I don’t want to wash them as they are new and don’t want them to be afraid of me. Is there...

I have looked up so many ideas on pinterest for something the chooks can climb. There wasn’t a lot of variety but mostly people nail planks to tree trunks or have outdoor deck chairs available or build something. we have only just planted baby trees, and hubby doesn’t have time right now to...

She has been with us for 5 days now. Yes good spotting I’m in new zealand and days are beginninv to lighten and the warmth has actually continued through winter which is fantastic. Just starting to get chilly this week but now like previous winters.

easy to understand and helpful - thanks!

Hello again, just wondering roughly how long the stress of a new home for a hen that was already laying will ease so she starts laying again? I cant find much research online but saw one article briefly say laying should commence within a few days, so, it has been “days” and still nothing, has...