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Nice Trio of Aylesbury Ducks, (2 ducks & unrelated drake) hatched early this year. Lay massive eggs. £40.00. I am just north of Bath

Hi Can anyone confirm whether this young Orpington is a hen or cockerel please. He is a single one I hatched end Marsc/early April. I think it's a cockerel but not 100% sure. Thanks

I have a pekin who is limping & on inspection the underside of her foot is slightly raised. How do I know if this is bumblefoot? I have read various posts on the internet, but there's no sign of a scab or injury, & she doesn't even flinch if I press it. Is there anything else it could be or...

Hi Could someone advise me on leg rings please. I have some l/f Orpington growers that I need to identify & thought I would put leg rings on them. I bought some 14mm spiral ones after measuring their legs, but they seem quite a snug fit. I presume there should be a bit of slack to allow for...

Hi All, I have 9 x 9week old Orpington chicks which I bought when they were a week old & they have been on medicated chick crumb ever since. I got up this morning to discover blobs of blood (about the size of half a teaspoon) all overtheir hutch & run. There have been no signs of anything up...

Hi all, I was just wondering, any opinions of quality of layers pellets? I have been using Farmgate layers, but my supplier has recently stopped selling them, my nearest comparable price-wise is Countrywide (actually their £2 a sack cheaper), but for some reason, I don't take to them so well &...

Hi I have a cuckoo pekin cockerel in with a group of black and lavender pekin girls (his ladies have both gone broody). Can anyone please tell me what I am likely to get if I were to hatch any of these eggs. I read online that putting a cuckoo cockerel to a black hen is a good way of keeping...

Hi All I was wondering if you could settle my curiosity please? My crested cream legbar pullets are just getting into the swing of laying nice blue eggs. On my travels around the internet, I saw it mentioned that Legbar eggs are low in cholesterol! Does anyone know if there is any truth in...

Sadly I have lost quite a few of my young Pekins over the summer & after the 5th one died in exactly the same way as the previous ones, I had a PM which revealed a "Mareks-like" virus, according to the vet. I have read what I can about Mareks to try & decide my best course of action with regard...

Sorry to sound a bit thick (but I am!). I have some Tylan soluble 100 which I need to give to my birds. I have read the Tylan info on this site & it says 0.5g to 1 litre )presumable 1g to 2 litres etc). Such a small weight won't register on my scales. Can anyone tell me what the equivalent...

What's the best way to go about getting a post mortem on a chicken? Do I have to go through a vet? someone told me that they thought I could send it somewhere myself, but didn't know where. Any advice?

One of my older Pekins appears to have slightly swollen eyes which have a bubbly film on them. I have bathed them with warm water, and assume she must have some sort of eye infection. Apart from being slightly pale she is otherwise ok & still has a good appetite. Have checked for all the usual...

I had a pekin (8 weeks old) die quite unexpectedly about 10 days ago, but the rest of the flock have seemed fine although I did clean the house out & move the run as a precaution. Today I have found one huddled in the corner, looking very lethargic - again the rest of the flock are bouncing...

Hi This is my first time using an incubator. My previous hatches were with a broody, so no need to intervene. One egg hatched late this morning & he has been wandering round in the incy ever since. The second chick hatched about 7pm, but the first one is moving around a lot & walking on him...

Hi All, I have a pekin cockerel about 10 weeks old. I had him as a day old chick & was told he was a Wheaton. Someone said he looks more like a Silver Partridge, but I actually think he may be a Silver Wheaton. Anyone care to give their opinion please?

My chickens are laying well, but recently I've noticed that some of the shells have little knobbles of extra shell on them, ranging in size from about a pin head to a grain of rice, some have only 1 or 2 bits, some are quite flecked. Does anyone know what is causing this & is it something I...