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In my family there are people genuinely made ill by EMF smog from wifi, electric meters etc. So I've no doubt they cause harm when in close proximity. A couple of years ago we placed an electric fence charger in our hen house to manage the electric fence for our cattle. It is a convenient...

I knew the day was coming. Shelia was my oldest hen, she was here even before we bought this property. I loved her glossy black feathers that had a green shine in the sunlight. She was allowed to roam freely like my other chickens but always stayed close to her hen house and coop area. She had a...

This is my one eyed hen. I'm not sure what she has and how to treat it. She's always in the workshop so I assumed yesterday she had a bit of grease on her head and I didn't see her the day prior (she roams freely but usually near the house and her preferred flock, we have 2). I just took these...

Several goanna type lizards are entering my hen house and eating eggs. So confident one shed its skin inside the hen house when we had a stormy week and I couldn't collect the eggs on 1 day. We've installed a perimeter electric wire to try and teach them its a horrible food source. The idea is...

We have goanna type lizards that come into the chicken coop furthest from the house where are dogs spend little time and steal our eggs. In the past these lizards have got very, very bold and aggressive when I've accidentally cornered them. I was wondering if relocating my hens for a couple of...

Cindy is severely underweight and pregnant. She was found with injuries and operated on by volunteer vets who have done the best they can with very limited resources and no payment. We're in rural Paraguay and few vets can afford xray machines, etc. I adopted her 2 days ago to help my devoted...

OK so we have finally got all 6 hens in their new little coop.:wee 4 are from the rebellious free-range gang and 2 are from the main coop area. So they need to bond but also learn to lay their eggs in their new casita before I remove the temporary fencing. Any suggestions as to how long this...

We're having trouble catching a free range hen to place her new coop. When she is laying an egg we could catch and transfer her within a couple of minutes. They always calm once I put my hand over their eyes but I am still worried about harming her. Can it be done safely?

I have two flocks (by their choice not mine). One sensibly uses my real coop and run that leads onto a couple of hectares of pasture they freely range. The second flock refuses to. They fence hop (despite clipping one or both wings!) and sleep in trees, verandahs, car ports, etc. Their pooping...

Pumpkin is about 2 years old, a mix breed naked neck. Her mama had just started to lay (small) eggs when she disappeared into the bush and returned one day with chicks. Pumpkin and the others are smaller with shorter legs than the rest of the flock, all have a tendency to limp, so we keep them...

Just before hatching I relocated her from the veranda table (while still in her favorite bed) to the security of a hollowed out wash machine. All chicks hatched extremely clean ;)

My 22 hens are a mix of approx 2 year olds, 4 year olds and a couple of grandma's (6-8 year olds). Normally I run out of eggs around Easter (last warm weather before our winter so they take a break) but now half the girls are molting and the other half are either hiding their eggs or taking an...

Many folks won't feed their hens excess eggs to prevent unwanted egg-eater problems, which is quite reasonable. I, however, have not had that problem in the last 3 or so years I've been feeding back both cooked and (increasingly) raw eggs. Perhaps because they are free range? I no longer clip...

Now and then I'll get a few eggs with a soft yolk. It's impossible to fry a sunny side up egg with them. Any ideas why? Usually my eggs have firm orange/yellow yolks and hard shells. I usually collect daily, sometimes every second day due to circumstances. It's baffling as I'll go weeks without...

A chick about 10-12 weeks old was found tangled in a fishing net. The line cut into its neck. The injury covers about 70% of the neck: the back and sides not the front. Betadine ointment (sticky and moist) was applied for 3 days, a scab formed (I thought this was a good thing). She was kept in...

This summer I have procrastinated with culling my extra cockerels. For some reason, I've used every excuse possible to delay the day to fill my freezer with them. Then yesterday I had to put my 17 year old puppy Gemma, to sleep, she'd decided it was time, my special raw juicing & home made food...

A cockerel and pullet around 7 and 8 months old have on the front of their legs scales that look dry, flaky and slightly upraised. No sign of mites when I picked up the pullet or inspected the roost, but I'll keep checking the next couple of evenings in case my eyes missed them. No feathers...

A couple of days ago I let mama and chick join the flock. Mama was protective for 1st day and my dominant cockerel 9m/o was too. Then mama bonded with a subordinate cockerel 7m/o. He was fine with the chick at first but yesterday started chasing it several times (perhaps to get it away from...

These 3 are mixes, I'm curious what might be in their mix The 1st is a purchased chick, 2nd and 3rd are from DP hens/rooster inherited with the property. Thunderlina, 4mths she is a "meaty mix" but grew slower so lived. This is Boofy 5-ish months, I think she just dropped a shelless egg...

If they were on the tee vee show The Apprentice, they'd be fired!! They have had full access to the end of summer vege patch for 3 weeks; I also recently cut their feed back from twice a day to evenings only and the vege patch is cooler and closer than the paddock. So far they are quite useless...