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Unfortunately my Welsummer has been under the weather lately with a compacted crop, fortunately after two days of feeding her olive oil and massaging her crop which was rock hard it has finally cleared. When I came to poo pick the isolation coop I had kept her in I found the item pictured which...

When my hatch produced two pullets and three cockerels I decided I would really like to keep one of the cockerels if possible. They started crowing at 6-8 weeks (pathetically) so I gave them as long as I could before deciding which one to keep. Anyway the little fellow I chose is in the...

My little ones are coming up to 17 weeks soon, I was wondering what age I should worm them at. They shouldn't have any worm burden as they are separate from the big chickens and their run has been dry as a bone even in the wet weather so no worms/slugs to be seen.

I think we all know it's not a great idea to walk directly under a group of perching birds, I just wish someone had told Croucher my White Star. I was just watching them this morning before letting them out of the run when I see her walk directly underneath Snowy just as she is gearing up to...

The two Whitestars thought they were experts in the art of dustbathing. Until one of the Goldlines decided to join in and teach them a new freestyle move.

A good try but they are a tough crowd to impress round these parts

A couple of photos of my first chicks, two Welsummers and three Golden Partridge Pekins

Hello all Well this was my first try at incubating and I am absolutely delighted to have managed to hatch out six chicks out of an original eight fertile eggs, the last one emerged this morning after a grueling 36 hour effort since it first pipped. Now in theory I have three golden partridge...

My wife took this photo in a very busy carpark of a large office complex, doesnt look like he's been doing too badly for himself does he? :lol:

I knew I would get there eventually, here are some pics of my hybrids, nowhere near as spectacular as some of the pure breeds that have appeared here so I have tried to post some photos of them interesting poses instead :) The first is of Whiteneck doing her maltese falcon impression, this was...

Have just added the most adorable little airedale pup (Tuppence) to the family (well littleish she's already 6kg!!). I took her down to the run yesterday, very comical with the chickens puffing themselves up to the max when she approached on the lead, later I took her into the run in my arms and...

Just thought i would post an update on how I got on with the red mite in my green frog now that it's been a bit over three weeks, sorry if it's a bit long. The manufacturers of plastic coops never claim that you won't get red mite in them, but one of their major selling points is that if you do...

Hello folks, a belated happy new year to you all :) I moved the flocks ranging area last week from the back of the run which is all under cover of a huge tree to out the front which is on open grass and unsheltered, partly due to the worm and mite problems I've had recently, partly to give the...

Never rains but it pours it would seem, was poo picking the coop this morning when i felt very itchy on my head, I wiped it with the back of my hand and there in all it's bloodsucking glory was our friend the redmite. The reason I am posting this is that I gave the coop a minor clean on Tuesday...

I am currently treating my flock for what I believe is early stage roundworm, I say I think it's early stage as their laying is undiminished, I have only seen 1-2 worms per dropping and not in every dropping, the only outward sign would be that one of my goldlines is shedding some bum feathers...

Don't know why it has taken me so long to ask this. I have two skylines and they really are very different, one looks very much like a cream legbar, lays light blue eggs and is a real plucky little character who survived being egg bound, prolapsing and being bullied when young to work her way up...

This is my first post on this forum so hello to everyone :-)99 I was wondering what you all make of this: One of my goldlines layed a soft shelled egg whilst roosting last night, it was there under her perch at 5.30am this morning. This is the third time she has done this in 6 weeks and each...