Hey!
About 1.5 months ago we got a couple of pekin bantams to add to our flock, and one of the girls is very wobbly and we're trying to narrow down what is wrong, mainly if it's neurological/something she will live with, or something that we can treat!
Video attached of her movement, she's able...
Ok, hear me out.
I am looking into the future. I would like to import some real English type Orpingtons. Bred to the UK standard. Looking for quality Black, Buff, and possibly spangled or mottled. But here’s where I’ve hit a roadblock…
Is anyone here working with Orpingtons in Europe or UK?
I...
Hi BYC!
I want to post a recommendation for a pest powder that I recently used for a lice infestations and was very happy with. https://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/products/battles-poultry-red-mite-powder-500g
Since permethrin isn't approved for use directly on birds here in the UK, I tried this...
One evening over two weeks ago, one of our girls, Henrietta, vanished into thin air. We searched everywhere for days to no avail, and eventually resigned ourself to preparing for the worst.
Yesterday morning we got a fresh batch of pullets in from a nearby farm and were in the garden...
Im a teenager and new to these types of forums so excuse my mistakes in etiquette and correct names for things
My hen “Merlot” is ill. im from the UK. my chicken is 3 years old and her weight seems normal, maybe slightly on the smaller side but still healthy i think - no dramatic drop in...
Hi all ive been using backyard chickens for information and tips since becoming a chicken owner earlier this year, to be honest we jumped into getting chickens very quickly, my family loves all animals and we have multiple others, our children wanted chicks so my husband said "sure i will build...
I have looked all over google about this but I cant find anything helpful or something easy to understand.
I live in california right now but me and my boyfriend are planning on moving to the UK after we are married. But i would like to bring my two pet hens along with me.
So what im...
My last two hen quail need a new home. They’re both laying daily. Very healthy, kept in a cage in a shed and fed layers pellets. They’re now about 7 months old. I’ve found that they just aren’t the pet for me.
Please contact me for me for more information. Cage is available if needed. Situated...
anyone willing to take some cockerels from me?
they are free to collectors if you want them to for a home but if you’d like them for meat a £5 donation would be great as i have bred them
That moment when you know exactly (or roughly) what you're building, but then something you read somewhere you can't now recall, stops you from continuing? yeh that's me since last 24 hours.
Somewhere, I remember reading that internal coop height was relevant in some way or other, where it had...
Hello all,
really struggling to find a quick, efficient wormer for my hen and ducks here in the UK.
I have bought Flubenvet to mix with their feed, my only problem is I have a sickly hen who is off her food at the moment. I have no evidence they have worms but I rescued these girls and I’ve...
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A small list of the various poultry foods available to poultry owners in the UK.
The foods that have no analytical composition information is because they do not publish such information. I personally would like to know what my chickens are consuming, especially if they need...