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Aww these are so beautiful. I love the black one. Do they enjoy being fussed, or are they aloof, like a couple of mine are?

Sorry to write again, but just wanted some more advice please. Barbie "ex batt" has had a runny nose and sneezing for 10 days. It seemed to be clearing up, but today I noticed the clear (and bubbled) discharge is coming from both nasal passages. She is still perky, eating normal, alert and...

Sorry to write again, but just wanted some more advice please. Barbie "ex batt" has had a runny nose and sneezing for 10 days. It seemed to be clearing up, but today I noticed the clear (and bubbled) discharge is coming from both nasal passages. She is still perky, eating normal, alert and...

Ahhh they are gorgeous ?

Now I have 4 hens, I have noticed they have some sort of egg laying routine. Barbie (ex batt) usually lays hers first, around 8am. Cindy lays an egg every other day, usually a large one (72g). The newbies, Miss Muffet (the grey one) lays hers in Barbie and Cindy's coop, Mable lays hers in her...

It's been raining here in Notts for 2 hours. The hens have eventually ventured out from their hiding place under the shrubs, but are not impressed and have their tail feathers down. Never thought I would be so pleased to see rain pelting down on my freshly cleaned windows :D

Just a quick question... when your hens go to bed in their coop, do you put feed and water in there, or just close the coop door until morning? Currently, when mine go to bed, I leave the coop door open, so they can gain access to the secure, enclosed, run for food and water. I do this because...

Just thought I would add a photo of the girls, taken from the conservatory window yesterday. These hens have brought me so much pleasure, with their daft antics and funny personalities. Left to right: Barbie, Miss Muffet, Cindy and Mabel.

So it has been a week and I have done well not to say a dicky bird :-) I purchased a Blue Belle hybrid (Maran X RIW x Barred Plymouth Rock) and a Black Rock hybrid (RIR x Barred Plymouth Rock), kept them apart 7 days. Barbie and Cindy were not amused and there was a lot of shouting from the...

Is this heat killing you? I can't seem to stay out longer than 10 minutes. The hens are hiding under their favourite shrub, which is lovely and cool. They only come out for a few minutes to eat and drink, then go back again. I love the sunshine and will probably regret saying this, but when I...

Hope the admin doesn't mind me doing this. I just wanted to help anyone with a laptop/pc or android phone how to post pics. If you are already on the forum and you want to post a reply with a photo, please ensure that you choose FULL EDITOR AND PREVIEW If you choose to post a QUICK REPLY, the...

Does anyone know what these are? This field is usually used for growing crops, but these appeared recently. They are made of metal. The top is dark green.

I was just about to order some wormer, having googled Flubonvet, but then noticed it looked like different packaging, so didn't continue. Can someone please let me know if this is basically the same thing as Flubonvet, as it appears to be. https://www.viovet.co.uk/Flubendazole-1/c39027/...

I went to the home and garden show at the NEC in Birmingham today. I was surprised to see the British Hen Welfare Trust there and a couple of other stands. There were a few ex battery hens in a pen and some other pens with different breeds. One breed was very small. The cockerel looked like a...

I saw a second hand child's PVC playhouse for a tenner yesterday on our local facebook forum, so had a smart idea and bought it. I decided I would put this in the corner of the external pen and let the girls use it as a dustbath area, as it is shaded all year round with the tree that is covered...

Poundstretcher stores are selling boxes of 150 net-free fatballs for £9.99. Considering my garden birds get through a square suet block, 6 fatballs and a coconut suet per day, this has saved me some money. :D

Sorry to bother everyone again. Cindy - for 2 weeks she laid an egg every day, apart from 1 day when she skipped. This week she laid an egg on Monday and Tuesday, she then laid a soft egg on Wednesday, (less than 24 hours of Tuesday's egg), no egg on Thursday and this large egg today. There...

Vet Ark Zolcal D Has anyone used this as an extra calcium supplement? I saw it on the BHWT website, after googling soft shelled eggs. I give mine oyster shell and grit, but they don't seem to take much. Not sure if that is because they have plenty to go at in their outdoor run with natural...

Saw this second hand EGLU on Facebook this morning (it's not mine for sale) Nottingham area incase anyone was looking. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/463316434116895

Just saw some automatic treadle feeders on ebay and wondered if anyone owns one or has had experience of their hens using them? I initially thought they looked a great idea, but then doubt set in when I saw on some of the feedback that their hens could not get used to it and with mine being ex...