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I have had the girls for 6 weeks now. I started by shutting them in the coop at night & letting them out at 6.15 am before i went to work. Trouble was a weekends i lay in bed knowing they were walking around the coop saying where is he. So I had to get up at 6.15 on Sat & Sun to let them out...

Hi One of my hens lays the biggest egg but it has a band around the middle like it was two halfs which have been over lapped. Sometimes it has tiny cracks in it also. Is this just one of those things or can something be done food wise to help or something ? Will it change over time on its...

Hello I live in the Uk. I am looking for Large Fowl Wyandotte. silver & gold laced. They are not common birds over here yet. Everytime i see an advert for Wyandotte I go to the web site open up bird for sale & it says Bantam Wyandotte . Why not put Bantam on the Add ???????? Makes me so...

I have had several members ask to see photo's of my progress, So This i will do from start to finish. This posting may go on for years tho ! Here we go its a start

My Nephew bought eggs hatched them & by September they were laying. In October they stopped. They have not laid an egg since! Is this normal ? It is now light at 7.00am & dark at 6.00pm. Remember I am across the water !!!! Reg

Hi there As you can see from my coop photo, to the left of coop i have Rhubarb growing. My hens will be let out to wonder around all the area in the photo. Rhubard leaves are poisonous What do i do ? Remove it ? Put up a sign saying keep off ? Or will they know all about Rhubarb &...

How much smaller is a bantams egg ? If you have space why would you buy Bantams ? Besides size is there any other differences the birds ? Wyandotte Bantams seem more common over here. Seems i could get what i want in Bantam but what would i be missing out on ? Cheers Reg in UK

Evening ladies & gents I can not see the photo I posted on my Page. Can everybody else see it or have i done something wrong ? Reg

6ft 10" x 4ft 3" x 5ft high & they say it holds 10 to 12 hens That is madness !!!!!!!!!!! I bet loads buy them as they look great but when they get then they must think is a model of the ral thing How can they be aloud to state such rubbish ? Reg

What does Chillin with my Peeps mean exactly ? And i got here in 4 weeks. ( Thanks it was nothing really:lol: ) Reg

Good evening everybody My perch timber 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 which way round would my birds like to grip it ? Given the choice would they have a perch each or do they like to sleep next to each other ? How high off the floor should they be ? Thanks Reg

Looking at different breeds for sale & they give the amount of eggs to expect a year. This ranges from 180 to 350. My question is do the birds lay every other day or have a shorter season of lay. Reg

Nasty but a need to know question I guess. Also what do you do with her after? Will it be any good as food ? We are here to learn !!!!!!!!

Most adds selling chickens say they have been vaccinated. What are the vaccinated against ?

Dont have any yet so just sort of working out what they can & can not do. If i buried some grains of sweet corn 2" deep in several places in their run & then let them out the coop, would they go straight over to it & dig it up ? Reg

Hi there Some of the wire used to fence off runs is much heaver gauge than i intend to buy. This worries me as it must cost lots more, so you would not uses it unless you know something i don't ! Has anybody had something bite through standard gauge wire mesh ? Has anybody in the Uk had a...

The Wyandotte But there does not seem to be many about in the uk, Is this a rare breed ? Is it used as an egg layer ? Should i be able to get point of lay Wyandotte ? I love the black & brown birds with gold flecks. Reg

Hi Yep a wind in the coop ! Is this a good idea ? Reg

What are things they should never be fed? Can they be over fed ? Should they have food or water in their coop at night ? If they are out in the garden & i have poisonous plants growing will they know & stay away or get stuck in ? Can they be greedy & choke ? Reg

Hi I have never had Chickens before, I'm only going to Keep 4 this time. I would like different Breeds for variety of colour. I have found a local breeders who keep different breeds together. So Far i could have Light Sussex, Blue, Brown Nick, Rhode Rock. If you were picking 4 for looks &...