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Hi all, one of my hens has been hunched up on and off for a week or so. I thought she might be cold but now she looks swollen and her legs seem further apart. I've given her a bath. Her stomach doesn't feel hard or anything. She's not lethargic just not as active as she was. Not sure really...

Last year four females chicks hatched. One was tiny and nervous. I named her Cinderella, and every day while the other hens were exploring I fed on her own and she began to grow strong. Now she's a cheeky chick who follows me around pecking at my feet until I give her preferential treatment :)...

Hi all, could anyone tell me if what I'm doing sounds right or wrong please? I have five hens aged 1 - 2 years and a rooster. They have constant access to layer pellets. Once a day they have boost mix, oats or mash. I infrequently add growers pellets to the feeder. I also hang up greens for them...

Hi all, my question is: do roosters go into a bad mood when spring approaches? George is two years old and for the last week he's been skittish and if I go anywhere near him he flaps his wings or tries to peck me. He's mating a lot and seems overprotective of the hens and follows them in and out...

Hi all, my chickens live a few streets away from my house. The guy who manges the land checks them in the morning and lets them out when he working there. I go up at lunch times, let them run free, supliment their food and hang up treats for them to peck. They can't be totally free range...

Hi all, I've just dealt with a mite infestation in the hen house but I seem to have taken mites home and now we're all being constntly bitten. Has anyone experienced this before and if so how can I get rid of the critters from my house?

Hi all, since one of my hens hatched six chicks, egg production from the rest of the hens had dropped. Is this normal? The flock has 3 barred rock, 2 emerald, three old warrens and a rooster. One of the emeralds went broody and the other one has stopped laying. We're more down to for eggs per...

Hi any advice would be welcome. My broody hen hatched 7 chicks and left the rest of the eggs in the best (I learnt too late about perils staggered hatching). I put the abandoned eggs in the greenhouse, came back a few hours later and two chicks were hatching. The chicks are now under a brooding...

Hi please can anyone tell me if or how gloomy skys affect chicken behaviour? Google's no help! It's been nothing but rain and wind here for days and today the sky is grey and it's almost like dusk. I wondered if chickens think it's almost night and put themselves to roost.

Hi, I'm still relatively new to keeping chickens and would appreciate some advice please. My chickens have a coop with a covered area attached where there are dust baths and a place to eat and scratch around but their long run is awash with mud. It's been raining so much the water doesn't drain...

Hi, my six chickens have an uncovered run, which was great in the summer - it has bushes for them to shelter under - but I'm concerned that when there a lot of rain the ground will turn to mud. Also in bad weather they can't make dust baths. How do other folk with uncovered runs manage? I've...