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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...

Hi all, I've got some 8 week old backyard mix chicks. Some of them are very obviously male or female, but a couple are tripping me up. They have 2 different dads so their combs and feathering have been coming in at slightly different rates. Mystery chick 1, Ginger: Mystery chick 2...

Hi BYC, Does anyone know what this lump is on Henrietta's lower eyelid? I noticed her lid wasn't entirely normal a couple weeks ago when she was hatching her chicks. One of them pecked her eye, but I honestly didn't notice if the chick pecked it because there was already a lump, or if...

Hi all =) I strongly suspect a hidden nest on my property but have looked high and low to no avail. We have three hens that lay pale green eggs and have been averaging one egg every 2 or 3 days, when it should be minimum one per day. Does anyone have any tips for how to find the nests...

I wanted to post about our new pack of five pullets because their arrival was totally eclipsed by the discovery of my missing hen, Henrietta, and her secret nest which hatched this week. We got the pullets on the same morning we found Henrietta. Settling them into their new run was the way we...

Hi all! I posted a few days ago about my hen, Henrietta, going missing for a couple weeks, only to be found with a clutch of eggs. They are meant to hatch tomorrow, but one hatched this morning. It has a very small amount of unbroken yellow yolk sack protruding from its backside but...

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...

I have tried to get Jersey Giants twice in the last few months and have been bumped both times just days before pickup. The only breeders I have seen are way down south in England, so I have been relying on Gumtree and sheer luck. I would love to have a few of those big beautiful girls and...

Hi all, Longtime lurker, first time poster here. I've had chickens for about a year and half now and have come to this forum so many times for advice so I thought I'd bite the bullet and join up. At the moment I have nine hens and two roosters, all of whom have been rescued or rehomed...