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Hi everyone My old girl Poppy is really struggling. She is 8 yrs old and seems to be having one problem after another. I first noticed about 4 weeks ago that she was looking quite rough so I brought her inside to check her over. Her crop was impacted and rock hard, the size of a little stone...

Hi All I have a little chick who is really poorly, I was checking for mites (that time of year) and noticed she had a really mucky vent and a prolapse. This was 6pm UK time. I brought her inside, crop was nearly empty but a bit squishy. Treatment: Epsom salt wash to clean her vent, canisten...

Hi all I recently hatched a tray of mixed eggs. Any idea what breed these are? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Also any idea what colour eggs I would get from the 2 pullets, I got a lucky dip so I could have different egg colours Tia Mrs J

Hi all I have 11 one week old chicks, the past couple of days I have noticed blood in the poop. After observing, it is 3 of them. I did think maybe coccidiosis, but can they get that this young? They are showing no signs of illness and are very bright and alert, eating and drinking. They are...

Tonight I will be setting 24 shipped eggs in my incubator, I have 12 mixed eggs… black rock Rhode island red Leghorn Aracana Ameriaracarna Maran Copper maran Warren Columbian red tails To name but a few! And 12 Salmon Faverolle eggs. 1 of the faverolle eggs has a crack in it. I could barely see...

I have an elderly family member that is planning to return to her native Nigeria. She has asked me for advice about getting maybe Peahens to protect her property. My first thoughts were Emu or geese 🤷‍♀️ What do you all think? Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

I have 2 silkies, 6 weeks old from the Easter hatch-a-long. Are they pullets or cockerels? I have no experience with silkies whatsoever 🤦‍♀️ This is my first time . @PippinTheChicken i have read your article, but my brain doesn’t seem to be working 🤦‍♀️😂

Hi Could anyone give me some advice. My broody hatched 2 chicks 3 days ago. My incubated chicks hatched yesterday. I tried to introduce them to her this morning, she was fine at first but then she started attacking them 🤦‍♀️ Should I try again and put them in with her tonight? Or has that boat...

So I am currently sitting on my sofa, wrapped in a blanket, feeling sorry for myself, sneezing/coughing, feeling absolutely crap (it was bearable while I have been busy, but now I’ve sat down…) anyone have any home remedies that work or that have been passed down through the generations? I...

My little showgirl hatched on 16th March, I have noticed in the last 2 days her beak has started crossing, today it seems a lot worse than yesterday. The other 8 are perfectly fine. She was very wobbly to start with when she hatched and seemed quite weak, but her beak was perfectly aligned. So I...

As some of you know, I’m not the best at this computer stuff, technology sends my mind into meltdown 🤯…it takes a while! Stupid as it sounds, can someone teach me how to copy a thread and post it? I get so frustrated trying and end up taking pictures of the whole article…and then posting 🤦‍♀️...

For a while I have been questioning these 3 Black Rocks. They are 5 months old and don’t display any cockerel behaviours, but I do have 3 more dominant cockerels, that could be why 🤷‍♀️ Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Today I have noticed some odd looking poops in my run. I have only just wormed my flock with flubendazole 1% starting 21/12 for 7 days. I measured the correct dose and mixed into a mash. I only wormed my flock because one of my bantams looked a bit off and felt a bit thin. Could they still have...

So obvs no political views. But who wants to ramble or vent? I want to.. I left my very new hubby babysitting my chickens while I picked my grandson up, A 9 hour round trip, so I was nervous, but thought no..strict instructions, he can’t mess up! Well he did 😡 today my head hen is missing 😢 no...

Hi Today I took my little french bulldog to our Vet, thinking he had an ear infection. It turns out he has allergies, which is causing the ear problems. £197 pounds later I left armed with Apoquel, dermacleanse shampoo and surolan ear drops, with a plan to keep him on Apoquel for the foreseeable...

Hi Can anyone tell me if these are girls or boys? They were born on 22nd August. Maybe it is to early to tell. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they are mostly pullets 🤞🙏 sorry if the pics aren’t the best.

Hi Everyone 😁 I am completely confused! After reading posts on here and google, I thought if faverolle’s have black chests, they were cockerels, the lighter one’s female. My light one acts like a cockerel, chest bumping anything and anyone who gets in its way. And the 2 dark ones are so laid...

Hey I hatched these gorgeous babies about 8-10 weeks ago. I know 2 are definitely cockerels, the frizzle with the wild hair and the smooth with plumes starting to sprout through his Pom. I’m hoping the rest are pullets 🙏 @PippinTheChicken and any others, your expertise is needed 😁

hi I hatched some chicks about 8-10 weeks ago. I know 2 are cockerels, but I am hoping the rest are pullets 🙏 pictures 6 & 8 are the ones I think are cockerels. I have also posted this as an article by mistake, I’m losing my marbles 🤣 @PippinTheChicken and anyone else, your expertise is needed 😁

I have a young cockerel that actually attacked my foot today! No warning, nothing. I had to separate him from another cockerel because he was quite feisty, the other cockerel wouldn’t back down and he ended up running away. Do you think that has made him nervous? Or do you think aggressiveness...