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Can anyone give me advice please? I've got a couple of hens sitting on eggs, both in new purpose-built nest boxes. We've just bought these boxes in France (where we live) where everything is usually REALLY expensive for a good price; now however I'm worried that they're a bit small at 42 x...

Hello there, I wonder if anyone can help. We have a largeish group of chickens (around 35) with a dominant cock plus any that have been bred earlier in the summer (currently only one). To prevent in-breeding, we swapped our cock for that of a neighbour's a few weeks ago. Since then the hens...

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum, not very experienced with ducks - hence the question! We have had our first successful batch of Indian Runner ducklings this summer, with 9 survivors out of 10 hatched. Hooray! They're all doing well with both parents, that makes 11 in all - of the...