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One of my chickens is looking under the weather. I noticed it first last night when I went out to give them their evening corn ration. She was standing still, with her head tucked down. Her comb and wattles are very dull and dark red. Her eyes look fine, the nictating membrane is normal. She...

Hi there. I've got 10 hens (all ex-batts), 5 of which are fairly new arrivals. I followed directions for introducing them to the existing flock, and they've all settled down nicely. However, I also bought 6 week old chicks, which I started off in the house because of the dreadful weather...

Hi there This may be a very odd question, but would having a cockerel castrated (thereby turning him into a capon) actually stop him crowing? I'm asking out of sheer curiosity, but a friend of mine recently bought what she though were three POL pullets, and one of them has turned out to be a...

Hi (again!) I've noticed my ex-batts fluttering around quite a bit, and hopping on and off the raised beds in their bit of the garden, but they don't seem to be able to fly as such - I'm assuming that as ex-battery hens they will have had their wings clipped to stop this? Or is it just that they...

I've just got some new chicks from a farm, they are now about 10 days old. I'm feeding them chick crumbs and plenty of water. One question which no one seems to answer is whether I should be feeding them grit. Can anyone help with this? This is my first attempt at rearing chicks, so I'm anxious...