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I have collected my 6 girls today (first ones ever!) and had purchased a bale of Aubiose to use in the house and nest boxes, but was told by the person I purchased the hens from that this is not good to use as the hens will eat it and it gets stuck in their crops and that I should use wood...

Can anyone tell me how often I should thoroughly clean out my hen house (when I get it!)? I intend using Poultry Shield, but am not sure whether I should do a thorough clean out every week, or whether a general clean up and change of bedding should be done on a weekly basis and a thorough clean...

I'm afraid it's me again with silly questions!! It's 2 weeks to go until my lovely hens arrive and I'm trying to make sure I have everything ready for them. Please can you experienced forum members out there humour me and tell me whether I'm overdoing things! I've got on my shopping list Poultry...

Is it ok to leave food and water down overnight in an enclosed secure run? I will be having an automatic pop hole in my new hen house/run and wondered whether it would be ok to leave the food and water out overnight so that it is there for them when they come out in the morning. They will...

My first hens will be arriving in 3 weeks! I'm now getting a little nervous (also very excited!!) I was wondering whether all you experienced poultry keepers out there have any advice on what is the best way to introduce my pullets to their new home. I don't know what time of day I will be...

I will be getting my first hens in March and have been doing a lot of research. It seems that a lot of people feed pellets or mash in the morning and then give their birds corn in the afternoon. Is this the feeding regime that I should adopt? My hens will be POL when I get them. Should I start...

I will be getting my first hens in March and I am a little concerned as I understand Pasturella can cause a problem for chickens. I used to keep rabbits and several of them had conditions related to Pasturella. My question is this - is Pasturella something that can be in a certain environment...

Can anyone tell me what is the best thing to use in a dustbath for chickens? Can I use chinchilla sand?

I am due to have my henhouse and run delivered soon and my hens arrive a week later. Can the experienced members please tell me whether my hens will be safe from the fox if they are inside their wooden house and run. It is 19gauge weldmesh and good quality wood. The whole thing will be on a...

I have a chicken house with attached run being delivered in early March and also have 6 hens ordered to be collected the following week. I am starting to worry that the run is not large enough for the 6 girls, as there seems to be so many different opinions on the area required etc. My hen house...