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Hello all, My broody sussex light just hatched out 7 chicks this morning! Only issue is that her nest is in a barrel which is half full of sawdust, so there is no way for the chicks to leave (and also difficult to place water dishes in, due to space and the mother's defensive instincts) Should I...

So I have 19 hens and 2 roosters, they free range on a large area of land and have a big shed to sleep in. The roosters are father and son, they get jealous at times and push each other off hens but have never been aggressive beyond those tiny squabbles. Recently I saw for sale some rare and...

Hi everyone, 6 chicks hatched this morning, outside in a sheltered hedge. Do I need to move them all into the coop to protect against predation or leave them to their own devices?

Hi everyone, My beloved rooster Rory seems a bit out of sorts today. He has a messy back end and his comb has some dry white flaky skin. He left the hens to wander round his shed alone earlier, he walked to every corner as though he was looking for something, incessantly clucking away to...