Recent content by Frenchchickens123

Hi all, I'm hoping some of you experienced chicken keepers can give me some advice. I had a fox break in to the coop and killed all but one of my chickens and all except one of my ducklings :-( I am very heartbroken but am worried about the fox coming during the day... This attack happened at...

Hi, well my broody was sat on eggs due to hatch this week but wasn't sure when! She is with the rest of the flock in one of the nest boxes. So yesterday morning I went to let the chickens out and check on my broody. Well some of the eggs had hatched! Unfortunately some of the other females had...

Hi, I have two sussex one boy one girl together free ranging and the roo crows far too much. Every two minutes my OH is threatening to do him in if it's not sorted :-( my other cockeral does it a few times throughout the day but not as constantly as my Sussex. Any ideas why he's doing it so...

Hi, I need some advice please with bumblefoot. I have two Sussex chickens that have it and I'm in the process of treating it. So i have caught it quite early as there is very little swelling and the scabs are small. I took the scab off and cut out all the waxy bit up to where the healthy tissue...

Hi, just locked up chooks and one of my 20 week old pullets is missing :( they were free ranging this afternoon and I went outside just as the chickens started making a noise and fuss. When I went over to look a big buzzard flew off! Could this have taken my pullet. She's not quite fully grown...

Hi, I have posted on here before a few times about mycoplasma and some troubles that I have had and also offering advice to others through my experience with it. I have recently been looking at it again and seeing if there is not a vaccine available for this for small backyard flocks. Well I...

Hi, I have just had my first broody hatch her eggs 4 out of 5. She has left the nest today and joined the rest of the flock, which did worry me a bit. However something quite amazing happened. As expected the other hens came and started picking on the new mum with her chicks, I thought I may...

Hi, this may be a bit of a stupid question but one of my hens laid a soft shelled egg today. It is still intact but feels a bit like a water bomb! Do you think it's okay to eat it still? Also this hen seems to produce a lot of soft shelled eggs (she is the only one, they get fed baked egg shells...

Hi, just hatch 5 chicks all healthy upon arrival and on the 2nd day one developed a prolaspe. I noticed one had a clump of poo stuck to his vent area and when I cleaned it off there is a little lump protruding from where the vent should be. I don't have any hemeroid, sorry about spelling, cream...

Hi, just had to tell someone that one of my chicks which hatched in November laid her first egg today! I knew it was her because the egg was only the size of a bantam egg and very dark brown (dad is a French maran) I'm so pleased been waiting a few weeks now seeing her face getting redder. It's...

Hi, I hope someone will be able to help me make my mind up! I would like to get some chickens for the purpose of meat, however I would like to breed from them to get more meat chickens. I don't mind just buying a couple and waiting for the eggs and subsequent chicks. I live in France and have...

Hi, a few weeks ago I had an outbreak of mycoplasma, and I couldn't get tylan for a week but everyone seemed fine apart from my cockeral who got swollen eyes and a swollen wattle. After 2.5 weeks on tylan soluble everyone was fine even my rooster was much better no more nasal discharge or bubbly...

Hi, well since having my chicks hatch I have moved them to a much larger brooder, however I noticed one with curled toes. He/she is only a week old. When I checked it's feet there was poo stuck to the bottom so I removed it bit there are sores on the bottom which are raised and fairly hard. One...

Hi, I have a chick/hen who is 8 weeks old and yesterday she was really healthy and fine today when I let her out she had her tail down and was not happy, when I picked her up she was sooo light like almost half the weight she was yesterday. She went and had a drink and I saw her eat so I didn't...

Hi, Im new to this forum but I have just hatched some chicks with my new incubator so thought I would share some photos of them. Placed 26 eggs and got 19 hatched and still waiting for one more to hatch but is not due till monday.