Recent content by Kimbab71

Croeso cynnes Eleri! I lived half way between Pwllheli and Caernarfon for 22 years. I was brought up in a small village called Trefor, before moving south to be with my husband. We have a caravan up there and my dad and nephews still live in the village so ALL school holidays I can be found...

Can someone please advise me for the best coarse of action? One of my hens has a wound on her leg that has been healing nicely, today however I have notice that it is now an open wound and obviously the others are drawn to it. My problem is that she herself is pecking at it and I don't know how...

Hi Harry Welcome to the forum. I've had my 5 hens for only 5 weeks now and absolutely loving having them. I left mine in the coop for about 3/4 of an hour once they arrived and then let them out. Mine took a few days to settle and there was a bit of bullying and shuffling but then soon settled...

So all was going too well until today when we noticed one of the Nera we have (black) was feather pulling at the Oxford Blue. She was also having a peck at the others, but REALLY having a go at the blue. I read that they take time to settle and sort out the 'pecking order', also her comb is more...

Hello from me a total rookie when it comes to keeping chickens. I have gained huge amounts of info from this forum already and am on my way to setting everything up. I will however be starting very small with only 3 chooks and can't even have them until my Lurcher foster dog has been homed! He's...