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Hello everybody, we are in need of help! It is day 22 and still no sign of chicks. No peeping, no cracks, nothing! In my not-so-infinite wisdom I though I would open one of the eggs to see what had gone wrong like drowning etc. To my surprise there was a live chick inside, still with a large...

Hi, Our 2 year old Black Rock laid this today (see photo)! Is it a wind egg? If it is, I thought only young birds laid wind eggs. Does anyone know what would cause her to lay a wind egg at this stage in her life? Thanks

Hi Everyone, Our one year old Silkie was a little subdued yesterday afternoon, spending a lot of time sitting in the shade. It was hot so didn't think too much of it, but our other girls, didn't seem so bothered by the heat. I checked on them about 10:30pm and the Silkie wasn't in the coop...

Hi Everyone! I bought a Silkie hen over a month ago who was advertised as one year old. I know you can tell if a hen is laying by looking at the vent and feeling how close together the pelvic bones are. Our little Silkie is definitely not laying, with a small tight vent and narrow pelvic...

Hi everyone! Three weeks ago purchased a year old Silkie in the hope that she will go hatch our fertile eggs, as I have read they go broody at the drop of a hat. She has settled in well, and with our cockerel Dave keeping an eye on everyone, there hasn't been any bullying from my other girls...

Hi All, I added 2 new girls to my little flock, a cream legbar and (what I was told) a buff sussex. I think, however, she is a buff sussex cross with a cream legbar coz of her 'hair-do'. The lady I got her from had loads of different chicken breeds in together so it could be anything. I am...

Hi! I have had 3 hens for about a year (1 Black Rock, 1 Bluebelle and 1 Light Sussex x) in a large 3m x 8m outdoor run and had no problems. Having well and truely caught the chicken bug I decided to get 2 more young POL hens (Cream Legbar and Buff Sussex x Cream Legbar). They were kept in a...

Hi everyone! This is my first post so be gentle! :o) I have had my 3 girls (a Bluebelle, a light Sussex and a Blackrock) since Dec last year and so far all has been well. A few months ago I found a crushed egg just outside the 2 nest boxes but the other 2 were in the nest box intact. I...