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Just to remind the world of my little mud monster....

Advise please. Nancy is going through a pretty hard moult and is currently covered in full an part sprouting feathers. She's got a lot of new feathers around her vent which seem to be badly clogged with poo. I'm presuming this is due to their stubby nature and will now bath her back end to try...

Sunday afternoon tea :D

Well, now got 3 broodies..... Tricksy just joined the other two :( Problem is, been trying to break Nancy and Fifi for just over a week now. They are sent packing downstairs at 6am, then forced to stay in the run with no access to the house all day, only being allowed back upstairs at dusk. They...

Just an interesting thought.... Do chickens have a breeding hiarachy? I ask as (stunningly) Nancy has gone broody for the first time ever! She's such a Tom boy, that I doubted it would ever happen, but there she is, tucked quietly into the corner of the nest box, pouncing happily on Tricksy's...

Wondered if anyone had any tips for what to do/watch out of in hot weather. Just read the heat is going to be unbearable this weekend, so hoping I've got all angles covered. Obvious ones are check for red mite, keep water cool, fresh and topped up, make sure the girls have shade and (new one for...

Anyone any idea how to resize an iPhone image to get it to a size I can upload on here? Just switched from a blackberry (who's images fit on the forum with no issue at all) but however I try to shrink the iPhone ones, they always seem to be too big. Cheers.

Starting to think Nancy may be a little 'odd'! She starts the day like any other chook (present time a little stressed) scratching around, eating drinking etc and doing chicken things, then as the day progresses, unless she is in her garden 'space' without fences or ark around her, she gets more...

..... And replaced her with a really friendly, bold chirpy girl than has been sat on the arm of my garden chair eating titbits and chatting all afternoon. Quite astounding! Ever since getting Nancy, she's refused every attempt I've ever made to tame her or get friendly with me. She's struggled...

Sorry, couldn't bring myself to add this to my other string :( As stated, Nancy needs a friend.... was all set to get 2 new birds next month anyway to up to 4 again (as advised), but it's all gone a bit wrong. I know I should introduce equal parts to a flock to help intergration and bullying...

I am distraught. I lost Mildred overnight on Friday. After making what seemed like a full recovery from her problems, awoke on Saturday morning to no sound of her morning 'bop bop' hello as I opened the door, no elegant swish down the ramp - so opposite from Nancy's crash as she tumbles into...

Playing in the garden today and digging up my seedlings

Mildred's sick, falling asleep on her feet, staring at nothing and not eating. No mite, or lice as iVe just ivermectin'd them and flubenvet a few weeks ago for worms. Tried her crop this morning, a bit soft and squashy, but not swollen nor any smell from her mouth. No hard lumps either (see...

Just for the record, I have a run that is 3.80m by 1.30m with a huge house upstairs for the 2 girls. I also give them the run of the garden when I'm home and move the ark weekly so they have fresh found constantly. I was told that this set up was more than enough for 4 bantams, so was I told...

Interesting behaviour going on in the coop this weekend. Both girls in full lay and get on like a house on fire... However there seems to be a sudden feather pecking mania? Nancy has plucked all the feathers from the back of Mildred's head, and Nancy is starting to look like a poodle with a...

Interesting turn of events today. After 3 hours clucking away to herself, Nancy produces what I presume is a wind egg!

Any ideas anyone? Nancy has laid her first egg of the year :) , but it seems to have freckles... Last year the shell was smooth and consistent across the whole egg for the whole laying season, but this one seems to have raised white blotches on it. Thanks.

Not had snow yet, but its on its way! Any general tips for feeding and keeping the girls warm appreciated (both for me and others new to snowy weather). I've also got 2 Pekin bantams in an ark designed for 6 full size birds, so a bit worried about prospect of keeping just 2 of them warm at...

We're at the highest point in the place, with a sand based soil, but garden is a swimming pool and the girls are living in a damp water world. Just been in the garden sploshing about to check all is well and it's completely crazy out there. Hope everyone's ok, thinking of joining ChrisM in...