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We’ve lost one of our Olive Egger’s very suddenly this evening - she was fine when I put them all to bed then when I checked a few hours later she was collapsed on the floor of the coop. I took her inside, warmed her by the fire and tried to clear her airway as she was very raspy. I’ve done CPR...

We have a real issue with red mite in our two coops at the moment. I’m using diatomaceous earth (Smite) mixed in to their bedding, I’ve steam cleaned the coops and used Jays fluid for a deep clean. It gets rid of the mites for a few weeks then they are back. Both coops have felt roof coverings...

She’s a keeper! Never had one quite like her before, such a big personality! Her best friend Hilda is not as confident but will follow Belle anywhere - including in the house - and as Hilda is a big, fat food-lover it’s not unusually to find both of them begging under the table at breakfast time! 😂

This is Belle. She is a two year old hybrid and the smallest hen in our flock (excluding the chicks, who are rapidly gaining on her!). Despite her diminutive size, Belle is Top Hen. She’s a confident, feisty little character with zero fear. She will steal your food from your hand given a chance...

Thanks, they were having their evening wander in the garden!

Thanks folks, I thought as much! Curious how they are so different though, Mr. Blue (AKA Albus) is super confident, easy to handle, very assertive with the big older girls and always at the front of the queue at feeding time. The other is completely different, quite timid around the bigger hens...

Hi, Our hatchlings are now almost 12 weeks old and very established in the flock. We have two white leghorns, hatched the same day. We’re pretty confident one is a Cockerel (Blue ring), but we’re unsure about his sibling. They are both robust birds with a well established red comb and wattle...

Our little leghorns are in there with the big hens - my research prior to getting them was that the leghorns could be a bit flighty and nervous, but actually they are proving to be very sociable little birds! The white chick on the bottom right we believe is a cockerel, we’ve called him Albus...

Hi, I’ve finally joined the Backyard Chickens forums after years of just reading for information! We’ve kept hens for over ten years, mostly hybrids and ex-batts. Currently we have 3 hybrids, a black Maran and silver laced Wyandotte in our adult flock. Recently our Wyandotte went broody, and...

Yes, we’ve got perches in the coop for them - but they all still seem to prefer snuggling up with Mum! I’m hoping if the weather warms up again they will start roosting at night, as they will happily perch for a snooze during the day x

Hi, I’m new here (though I’ve looked to these forums many times over the past 10 years for information!). Our Wyandotte went broody at the end of April - usually we would remove a broody hen from the nest box and discourage them from sitting. However, this time we decided, as we would be at...