Hi I've got an aura can about 1-2 years old had her about 3-4 months. She looked fine yesterday running with the others but today really swolen eyes can't open them. Won't eat or drink won't move sounds a bit rattly when I try n give her water can any one help .. I'll try for pictures
I have a 2.5 yr old warren shes been having troubke laying eggs gone all soft no shell i have bought better feed today and got extra grit for them but before i could help shes gone to lay an egg and its come out all broke shes staining to get the yellowy white guck out n ther area that it all...
i am so proud of my girls today my warren saphire laid and big egg that is 108g - i think that works out at about 3.8oz
i will have to try and get a picture tonight when i get home that poor girl needs a treat :)
has anyone had big egs and if so what were they i would love to know :)
hello
im hoping for a little advice n to make sure i'm doing the right thing
i have a 6*5 shed with a 5*5 enclosed run they use while no one is at home with a 9*5 run uncovered with grass n the odd weed.
i own 4 chickens 2 buff orps , 2 warrens.
one of my warrens ruby ir being bullied...
hello i have a BO thats about 2 years old
her and her sister went broody last year , i gave her sister wilma 3 chicks and tryeid to break betty, this was last year before september ,
since then we have had 2 new girls added to the two bo and the three chicks have now all gone to new homes...
at the moment i have a garden and a coop with 4 hens, 1 roo
they have a 6*4 shed and a 5*4 run
the garden is mostly grass with a small patio area flagged and dirt around the edges for flowers.
my mum wants to change to get rid of the grass so its flagged compleatly but keep the edge clear for...
thisismy first chicken fight ive had to dealwith .
i was in the bath so i can onlyguess but it sounded like mr wooster and his girl saphire got attacked by the top hen wilma and for the first time ever mr wooster fought back.
mr wooster has injuries to the insides of his waddles and his...
thought we had mice in december i put out a few traps but caught nothing .
then i thought i saw a shadow and found a big hole ! running right under my house :(
ihtink maybe a rat so ive put out a poison bait in places the chickens cant get to
my question is
do you thinkthis could be whats...
hello
this year about augusttime i bought a 6*4 shed for my chickens .
when it rains it leaks,the water comes up through the bottom and the walls are wet , this is not good for chickens
i have the shed on a bast that is raised of the floor on like little stilts about 12cm high and this is...
OH MY !
this morning i get up let the chickens out and the roo zelda struts out and jumps on one of the hens right in front of me to "surf"
this is the first time ive seen this , i was expecting there would be a little romance but no he did not !
then he stud tall and i thought he would...
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i have aPOL warren that hasatiny sneeze going on and a little bit of a swolen ear just started yesterday its not sore and its not large - i dont know if sheis ill or is stressed with the transition from a new home with new chickens and new food etc etc
but today she laid her very first...
wilma is my BO and im so happy as she has been broody recently and has now laid an egg !
its took nearly 20 weeks of broody and raising her babies but we finally have an egg again !!!!
i am the most happy person today as i have an egg
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my chicken ruby has been limping for a few days ive checked her over and there is no green brusing or bakes
she does occasionally use this leg when hopping around but i am a little concerend as i am new to chickensthis year.
im guessing its a sprain as the area on her legas the knee? is...
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i have a roo ( we all decided that in an earlier post) he is now about 13 weeks old
how long before he decides he likes the ladies?
and what do i do about the eggs as they may be fertile?
i pick eggs up everyday ( when they decided to start again) so if i stick them straight into the...
helloo
in an earlier topicof mine i asked if i could feed layers again to my chickens BUT i have a chick of 12 ish weeks old
i asked if i could feed layers if the chick was male ....
here is zelda
i want to double check as the topic was a little even on roo to pullet .
this picture was...
hello all
im just trying to see who is on here from the north to north west of england uk
i dont know of anyone where i live at the moment and would love to know:
what chickens you have,
how many you have :cd
and where you get your supplies from .
i have 5 chickens
2 BO
1 barnevelder
2...
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i have layers that are nearly there and i have two that need to start again!!! ( they had chicks and no eggs for me in 15 weeks+)
i want to swap them back to the layers BUT i have one chick and i think "he" is about 12 weeks this saturday ,
i have been told that young chicks cannot...
i am curous to know if chickens can get fat,
i have two BO
wilma who is skinny - she keept giving her food to the babies instead of eating herself
betty - looks very very large and eats anything insight
i feed them the grower pellets as they are not laying with thte babies around and the...
i have 5 chickens
2 bo who sleep onthe floor of thecoop
2 brown warren chickens nearpol and a 11 week barnevelderwho roost
the brown warren chickens who roost and the 11 weekold have the sniffles ( as i asked about ina previous thread)
i bought some nutri drops which stated too few hens...
can anyone tellme all the signs of egg laying and what to expect
my two new girls are between 18-21 weeks the farmer said one thing but the reciept i got said another!
if you could tell me what toexpect it wouldbe appreciated