Hi everyone, a bit of help needed please! I’ve had to separate one of my hybrids, Betty, from the other four since last Thursday when my friend’s dog slipped the lead in the garden and freaked them all out. The dog didn’t get anywhere near any of the chickens but they had never seen her before...
Hi everyone, a bit of help needed please! I’ve had to separate one of my hybrids, Betty, from the other four since last Thursday when my friend’s dog slipped the lead in the garden and freaked them all out. The dog didn’t get anywhere near any of the chickens but they had never seen her before...
Well, lovely chicken friends, I’ve had a very eventful couple of months. It seems I’ve developed an allergy to something... assumed at first and for a good while to be hayfever, but increasingly I’m being nudged into facing the fact that it may be something chicken related :o . God forbid it...
Thank you Rick and Marigold!! Latest update: Firstly, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! They are very funny and always happy to see me. And in all if this Covid madness they are a lovely source of calm and sanity with all the uncertainty and stress at work. I am so grateful to come home to them. Pecking...
Hello lovely chicken folk! Things are moving quickly now. I have my (albeit not yet assembled) coop, my run is being delivered next weekend and so I’m gearing up to buy some of the essentials I need for my beloved chickens. However, I’m utterly confused/overwhelmed at the amount and variation...
Just a quick update for anyone that’s interested...the run is on order!! A lot of the groundwork/prep is done and I have the blisters and aches and pains of a 90 year old today. I have also taken delivery of a new shed which will house all my chicken stuff, feed etc. (I bought a galvanised...
Ahh, thank you Ice Maiden, BYM and Marigold for your advice and thoughts on the sort of hens to go for as a first timer. My instincts are telling me to go for POL hybrids to start with and I think, as time goes on, and I become more experienced I will give a home to a few ex-batts and keep...
Hi, I’m a very excited Chicken newbie and need some advice from experienced chicken owners please. I’m planning on having my hens in a large run in my garden next spring. I have seen runs that have metal poles as the supporting structure and also runs that have wooden supports. I plan on having...