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Here's my newest additions to my flock, now the fun part of introducing them. Priscilla the salmon faverolle Valerie the araucana Unnamed Partridge Wyandotte Unnamed Brahma

Evenin, I've been ttrying to pottering about trying to find the best way to undo the latch on my run door to let my girls out as it's dark when wifey leaves for work and not wanting to spend over £100 for a pop hole opener . This is where I'm up to currently. This is a mock up to see if the...

I'm looking at getting a few more hens in a few weeks. I'm tempted with some bantams or purebred but seems most places don't vaccinate them. Would this be a huge issue. If so will most vets be able to vaccinate against maraks at least?

Hi guys, just lost my black hybrid Betty due to being egg bound, eevenafter 2 visits tto the vet nothing was coming out so the vet ended up collapsing the egg hoping she'd pass it but just checked on her and was on her side, picked her up, she fitted andwent llimp, gutting. That takes me...

Hi folks, got aotherwise,le concerns. One of my girls has been a little sneezy from time to time but last few days its got slightly worse , little bit of gunk on one nostril. She seems 100% otherwise, no gurgles, still laying, become one of my biggest girls and likes to play the chasing...

Not the most petite good looking egg my girls have given me so far...

Ever so easy to get the girls into their house with my magic white bowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=345mzvsf_2Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Been wanting to let the girls out for a while but wanted to get my back fence a little higher first, but as I have a potentialfeather pecker in my midst they forced my hand. Clipped a wing on each (needs must due to location) and let them out one at a time. Just did 20 minutes today to see how...

Noticed that one of my girls had lost one if her tail feathers (they are stupidly big) and the area round the base of her tail is a little scruffy and almost dusty. There seems to be no obvious attacks from anyone but wanna nip it in the bud before anything bad happens

Went to visit a local garden centre, generally it's a really great place, they sell small animals too all of which are always in good condition. That was until Iwent ooutside to see the chicken, the girls were generally healthy looking but most of them were drenched in purple spray due to...

I've noticed some horrid dropping s the past few days, the other day one was like water and whichever had done it had backed to the mesh in an attempt to remove it from the run completly, today I found this All birds seem fine in themselves and we're recently wormed. Normal?

One of my girls has aappeared to have stopped laying for about 5 days. She is eating fine, appears in good health health, she is a little more skittish though. Is this something I should worry about? She'sa 6ish month old hybrid.

My girls deciding who's getting the last grape! Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uC6RB-RztI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Went to check for eggs today andmy biggest baddest girl was lying dead on the coop floor with a hole in her aand blood on the perch. Looks like was egg bound and haemoraged? Was perfectly fine up until this. No signs of anything untoward. She had always been a noisier screechier layer than...

Went to the girls today and noticed my crested had what looks a bit like matted feathers from maybe blood etc. To check I proceeded to to catchher , with her being the most skittish bird I've ever seen it was a nightmare. During the ordeal she hadmanaged to cut her comb a little . . After...

Although I think one still isn't laying yet I'm getting a good selection of colours from the others.

The last two mornings there has been hardly any dropping in the hen house to clear up. I have changed their feed to pellets instead of mash last week but otherwise nothing else has been altered.. Is this something I should worry about?

My first bag of layers mash is about empty so will pick up another bag this weekend. I have a few different brands available local to me including the one I'm currently using but don't known if its the "best" one available for me. Currently using heygates layer mash. (Also their corn) Also...

Excuse the blurring but my girls go CRAZY when they get their greens. Even holding it at head height trying to tie them on they got berserk flying up to savage the veggies. Genuinely fear for my life, its like Jurassic park! (Slight exaggeration :) ) Assume they all do this or are mine a...

Noticed this morning a couple of my girls are sneezing. There's no mucus or weepy eyes, the ventilation in the house seems fine, no strong smells etc. They're feeding fine and are behaving as per usual. All bedding is horse hemp style stuff so should be dust free although I've changed brand but...