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I'm in a similar situation with my bantam who can't seem to support her weight on her legs. Her legs are not paralysed as she kicks them about and they aren't splayed out in opposite directions so I know it isn't Marek's disease. She's still eager to eat and will drink from a spoon, she just...

I wouldn't put a tiny bantam with heavy breeds. A peck on the head from a big girl could do some serious damage to a serama. You could just go with bantams (they are my favourite - so many cute personalities) and they only need 2 square feet each.

Whereas I can't wait for summer so we can put our finches out in their aviary but I'd be happy keeping my babies inside forever. We have nine 5 week old Orpington chicks, four 15 week old bantam pullets, and two 18 week old bantams who are going to my Mum's once she has their coop modified. They...

how would you set up brooder I use an indoor rabbit/guinea pig cage with a towel wrapped around 3 sides as they have a deep base and a door in the front. Protecting them from drafts is the most important thing. Once they are a bit older they are fine in something you reach in from the top as...

Just to chime in, if you can get coffee chaff it's fantastic in the coop. It is so light and airy the poop just disappears into this soft bed of chaff. You'd never know chickens slept in there and no poop is tracked into the nesting boxes. It's no good in the nest boxes as it sticks to the...

Heehee - hopefully you'll be adding an 'i' on the end.

Kids come up with the best names. We have new finches (I have seriously turned into the crazy bird lady) and my 5 year old's one is called Onja, and the 8 year old called hers Mountain (quite a name for a tiny society finch). If you want a unique name, ask a kid.

Sounds like our cat Mistletoe Snowman Santa Claus (named by our three year old daughter just before Christmas). She was dumped at my husband's work and fostered by one of the girls who worked there as she was a very sick kitten. The girl almost had her put down because she was so sick but...

That's hilarious!!! Who says chickens are stupid?!

There is nothing cuter than a mother chicken excitedly clucking to her chicks that she has found something tasty to share, and seeing the chicks all fight over it! I love using broody hens to hatch eggs and raise chicks. Also, candling an egg and seeing a little shadow wriggling around in...