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I have a 4yr old Maran who until a few days ago was laying well. I noticed yesterday that her comb was pale and came to the conclusion she was in moult. Today she didn't come out of the hen house with the others and underneath where she perches were white watery poos. I've got her outside now...

I purchased a 5 kg bag to feed a pheasant chick which only lived for 2 days-courtesy of my cat bringing it home. As only a very small amount was used can I give it to my hens-maybe during or after their moult? I dont want to waste it and have no chicks to give it to.

Hi, I'm surprised to see my chickens are going in to roost at about 5.45pm even though it is still light until atleast 9.30pm. I've seen a neighbours hens mooching about much later than mine.I'm fairly sure they stayed up much later last year. The only change is that they now can get out as soon...

Thanks to the efforts of my young cat, yesterday I became the carer of a very small pheasant chick-no older than a week old. I 've got it under a heat lamp and feeding it chick crumb and scrambled egg. It's not ideal but to get it to a wildlife rescue centre is a round trip of 100 plus miles...

Hi, I've just been looking online for some Flubenvet and have found it for £15.20 a 60g pot. I've also seen Marriage pellets at £6.99 for 10kgs and £10.99 for 20kgs. This seems a really good deal despite their £2.99 postage or am I missing something? I have 7 hens and 4 ducks to treat.

On Sunday I was out giving my ducks and hens their afternoon snack and when calling them to me I could hear a cat from a barn next door to me calling back. Of course I went to investigate expecting to find a lost or injured adult cat requiring help. Instead out comes the most ADORABLE kitten...

I have a 4 year old Maran who until today was fine and is now just sitting still with her beak open gasping for breath. There is no smell coming from her mouth. I can't feel her crop although I admit I'm not really sure exactly where it is, her comb has gone maroon. She is a good weight so this...

When I clean my duck house out there are hundreds of these small black critters,they crawl and jump about particularly in the damp shavings. I clean my ducks out weekly, they have an airy wooden house. I place a plastic sheet on the base, covered with a thick layer of newspaper and then a thick...

One of my Indian Runner ducks has started to lay sometimes 2 eggs a day.Tuesday there was nothing,Wednesday there were 2 and today 1 - it's definately the same duck as I only have one other female and she lays her eggs somewhere else and they are a different colour and she's laying her one a day...

Hopefully someone here can help. I am looking to move to the West Midlands, I need atleast an acre for my ever increasing menagerie and I wondered if anyone could suggest/recommend any sites where I can search for what I am looking for. I am on the Greenshifters site ,as well as being registered...

Please help with advice on how to assist my runner duckling who appears to be shrink wrapped and unable to get out of it's egg. They are now 30 days into incubation,2 hatched normally yesterday am, one I had to help last night by removing some shell and membrane as it's beak was just appearing...