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Hi, my 2 yearling peafowl, Opal and Appollo spread their train every day, then they run at my 2 year old Sweetpea but they don't run at my yearling Poppy and they make a weird sound running at her and try to grab her, I know that yearlings can't breed but is there a chance they can? Thanks

Hi, my 4 year old light sussex x Snuggles has trouble breathing. On Sunday she was very bad but yesterday she was better, I locked them in for the night and she's sitting in the nestbox, I gave her, her favourite treat sweetcorn and she slowly ate a bit. I think it could be too late :(

Hi, I got 7 pullets today, 1 seems to have a broken toe I think, it's sticking out a bit sideways and she winces a small bit when I touch it. She's walking kind of normal limping slightly. Can it heal on its own?

I got 7 pullets this morning, and can't think of good names. I got Black rock x2 Amber star x1 Mottled ranger x1 Isa brown x1 Cream legbar hybrid x1 Partridge x1 I named 1 black rock Ms. Mapes and the isa brown cookie. If you have any fancy funny or cute name ideas I'd love it, Thanks Ps...

So... the chicken math is going strong started off as 3 then changed to 9 then to 11 then to 18 now hopefully 25 😅. I'm getting new pullets soon. Most are hybrids. This is my list.. -Black rock -Skyline -Barred rock -Partridge -Amber link -marsbar hybrid (very excited for her as she layes olive...

Hi, I'm going to hatch quail, what's the difference between coturnix and Italian quail. I can get hatching eggs from those varieties but what's the difference? Are they the same? Is 1 stronger than the other, I might get northern bobwhite hatching eggs aswell. Do they make good pets? Thanks

So my goose Dandelion has 8 eggs, if I sit in her coop she comes in and rolls the eggs around, when will she sit on them, she sits on them on and off but never properly does thus mean she's getting close to go broody, how many eggs will she want to sit on? This is her first time hatching. I'd...

Hi, I'm heartbroken.I was letting out the hens and when I opened the door and my Spunky was stuck on a nail head, she was my favourite and she would always escape her pen and walk around the yard. She was 7 months old and I don't know what I'll do without her. Here is a picture of her from a...

Hi so I found a squab that fell from the nest, we put it up with its sibling, the parents came and fed them but I don't know if they fed both of them, now I think they abandoned the nest as they seem to be making a new one

Hi I don't know where i should post this, I found a soaked crow in my field so I brought him to the house and put him in a box with wood shavings, does anyone know what I should do with it?

So I think I'll take the plunge and buy some sebastopol hatching eggs to have friends for dandelion my lone goose, I'm still thinking but I probably will, they are kinda far away, but can be shipped, is it worth getting them shipped or should I just collect them? I have a biggish coop so I might...

Hi I have a 6 month old rooster, his name is Pablo and he's a white leghorn, recently when he walks around he flaps his wings and makes a clapping noise with them Why does he do it? Thanks

Hi my goose Dandelion lives on her own her sister Clover sadly passed away last year, she has been lonely and she sits beside my roosters pen all day. Recently when I go to pat her she would squat down, would she do that for a gander? Why does she do it for me? Everyday I check her coop for eggs...

Hi all, I have a peahen living with my chickens and she's 2 years old so hopefully she'll lay in April onwards. I have a peafowl coop in the making it's nearly finished but won't be before she layes as our cows will be calving. Do ye have any ideas or pics of nestboxes, Thanks

Hi, what grain should I give my hens. My girls are eating a ton of layers feed but layers is getting expensive, what grain should I give them, I tried barley and oats and they finish that fast too, I'll still give them layers but I would like to save a bit of money. or how can I save money on...

So, my mature ayam cemani hen has started to crow today. The last egg she laid was yesterday, will she stop laying eggs and turn into a roo, I don't want anymore roosters as I have 7. Thanks

Hi, my white leghorn pullet started laying a few days ago, she has white earlobes but her eggs are tinted. Is this normal will the eggs go white?

Hi my hen bluebell laid a huge egg and now she is waking around making groaning clucking noises what can I do? Help

Hi my white leghorn pullet laid her first egg, she was born 22 August is this early? Also it was a tinted egg so she's not purebred, but hopefully she'll be a good layer:wee

Hi all, can a chicken hatch ducks/call ducks/geese?