Recent content by Poppy7

My Pekin Dolly has taken to the best persistently since last weekend. I have tried everything think that she is broody. I put her in our un-broody coop for over 24 hours, locked the nest box etc etc but she's not giving in. Yesterday she appeared to be cured....but this morning she was in the...

My lovely little Pekins are now nearly 3.5 weeks old. They are growing beautifully and changing all the time. I'm struggling to decide if they are hens or cockerels as they all look so similar! I'm hoping you guys can help....!

Tonight I am really peeved :evil: My chickens have lice. Horrible, light brown/some white (guessing younger) lice. I'm mortified. They live in an a Eglu for cleanliness reasons and I am very vigilant about lice/mites as the thought of them makes me itch and feel awful. I can only assume...

So, after splitting my hens the buff Pekin is now back to her usual self and broken of her brooding as. My lavender is still sitting tight on all 10 eggs and we are on day 18. I AM SO EXCITED!!! I am keeping my fingers crossed that at least 1 or 2 eggs will hatch. More for my children than...

Hello all :-)99 My two Pekins have been laying nearly every day since February and all good in health at the moment. One has gone broody...after my last experience this is definitely a broody chicken and she's super keen! I only have two chickens and the other Pekin has also taken to the...

My little Pekin started laying before Christmas and has been giving us approx 6 eggs a week. Last week she decided to go broody (although sat on an empty nest :lol:) despite my attempts to talk her out of it as we have no cockerel.... Anyway as she is so determined I've decided to let her...

We have two lovely Pekins. They are well over 6 months old now and we still haven't had an egg from them!! My children are desperate to find their first egg but are still waiting!! Our girls are in good health, have a good diet and a lovely house. Any idea why they still haven't laid anything?

My 4 year old son has been very very poorly. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday where they did tests. The test results confirmed Campylobacter. Thankfully he is home now and making a full recovery but I am of course paranoid about anything that could have caused it. We are waiting for a...

The girls love it!!! I bought a bale yesterday and today put it on the floor inside their coop when I cleaned it out. With all of the rain their run has got a bit wet in places. I was planning on lining it with wood chippings in the future but the Aubiose works wonders! They love scratching...

My 3 Serama girls are getting more adventurous and flying on top and over our 6 foot fence! Rascals! I think its a good idea for me to clip a wing on each of them. I feel quite sad doing this as their wings are beautiful and clipping would be noticeable on a Serama unlike other breeds where...

Since getting my new Pekin last weekend I have noticed bloody droppings. Not bright red, more shed intestinal looking. Today on my patio I counted 3 or 4. Bearing in mind I only have 4 birds does this sound right? Would they shed their intestinal living that frequently? Of course I'm worried...

I have 3 Seramas who are approximately 16 weeks old. All girls. I bought them all at the same time so they are an established flock with a pecking order. I decided to get a Pekin. I know adding two new birds to a flock is better but there was only be available so I had no choice. She's a...