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Hi I have 12 warrens and 8 light sussex hens that have been laying quite well but egg numbers have been falling steadily from the first week in jan we had 91 then week 2 we had 79 then week 3 we had 65 and this week it will be down to about 40 obviously they are not all laying but when can I...

Hi I have 5 chicks ,1 dominique 2 aracauna x warrens, 1wyandotte and 1 unknown they are 8 weeks old and I was wondering how can I sex them and if not at this time when will there sex become apparent ? What should I be looking for as a clue? ta in advance HAWKEYE185.

Hi. I have just been offered 40 warrens for £2 each. I am new to the game and would appreciate any relevant questions that may allow me to make an informed descision. I am guessing age is relevant and what do I need to look out fo to make sure that they are clean and free from problems that may...

Hi, I am picking up 10 pol rhode island reds twomorow (sun) will it be ok to mix them up together with my warren hybrids and My aracauna cockerel or should I keep them seperate for a while?

I have warren hybrids about 26 weeks old and 90% of them are producing good clean eggs. They are 100% free range and spend about 10 hours forraging in the hedgerows daily and I supplement there feed with layers pellets and fresh cut green vegetation. The yolk of the eggs seem to be a pale yellow...

Hi. how much pellets do my pol chucks need to maintain a healthy state and produce eggs? they are kept in the stable at the moment but when they ae settled in they will have the run of twenty acres and locked .up safe each night

Hi. I have just made a sliding hatch in the wall of the stable to allow the chickens to go out into the new run. i havnt cut through yet so what size should the hole be? The hatch door is 2foot square the chickens are 22 week old warrens and I dont want to be increasing the size of the hole...

Hi to everyone I have had eleven pol chucks that are 20 weeks old and I have only had 2 small but perfectly formed eggs! am i bieng impatient or will things pick up soon ? will hard boiled eggs in the boxes help to...

Hi to all I picked up eleven 18 week old chucks today and one 8 week old cockerell and settled them into their new accomodation the chucks seemed to be picking on the smaller cockerel but he held his own. Is this nomal or will they all settle down...

Hello to everyone, I am about to convert an old wooden stable by adding nest boxes and perches at what height do they need to be the stable is 12foot by 12foot by 9foot high. do the perches and boxes need to be on the back wall (farthest away from the door) or on either side wall ? the birds...