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For the past month my 2 hens have not laid and they don't eat as much as they did. In the past couple of days the hen house, the run and our garden has seen an explosion of feathers! Would this moulting be the cause of my 2 girls being off their food and a bit lethargic compared to their...

For the past 3 weeks my 2 girls have been moulting. There are feathers everywhere, they have stopped laying completely, they look very bedraggled and they are very lifeless. Not at all inquisitive and 'chirpy' as they used to be. They are eating but not as much as usual. Is there anything I...

My cat has suddenly taken to pooing in the straw bedding in the chicken house, usually when it's raining! I can't shut the cat permanently out of the hen house as that would involve shutting the chickens in their run and denying them access to the garden. I have been told that Aubiose in place...

I have just treated my hens to a new Wise Mountable Feeder. Is it O.K. to mix layers pellets and mixed corn together in such a feeder to save my having to have two feeders?

Today my wife spotted a rat in our chicken run busily eating the girls' food. I thought that our two Bluebelles were getting through it quickly! Is there any way to protect the hen food from these furry rascals?

I am about to install a dust bath in my chicken run. Can someone advise me of the best material to fill it with please? I don't have access to wood ash which I understand is popular and because I work full time I need to be able to fill up the dust bath quickly but efficiently. Is it possible...

I used to have ex-battery hens but for the last 2 years I have had just two "posh" Bluebelle hens. They are completely in love with each other and are inseparable. If one wanders out of sight of the other there will be a squawking and a flapping and they will run together like long lost pals...

I want to get my hens a covered dust bath. They love rolling in the Aubiose I put down but it goes very soggy in this weather! I have some questions: 1) I have found this inexpensive dustbath on eBay. What do you think...

Today I gave the hen house and run a thorough clean out. I raked out the run and put down a layer of Aubiose with wood shavings and straw on top. The hens snuggled down in the wood shavings and Aubiose in the run and began to roll in it and to scratch the material under their feathers and all...

My hens have been moulting for about 4 weeks now. They look a very sorry sight and they have also stopped laying. My questions, as a relative newbie, are: 1) How long will the moult last? 2) How quickly will the girls grow a new set of feathers? 3) When can I expect them to start laying again?

In the hen house I always put down a thick layer of wood flakes with an even thicker layer of clean, dry straw on top. I have recently been alerted to the benefits of Aubiose to help alleviate the wet ground in my chicken's run. Could I also use Aubiose as bedding in their house in place of straw?

My chicken run is a quagmire! The problem is the underlying clay soil on which our garden is based so I can't move the run as it will be the same wherever I put it. There is a large dry spot under the raised hen house where I put the chickens' food etc. and another outside on a slightly higher...