thanks wendy for the name and address of the company to send the poo too. i have just taken one of my hens megan to vet she has had very watery runny poo for 3 weeks and have given her baytril, but still has it, but she is eating and drinking okay, the vet thinks she may have organ failure possiby k...

can you tell me about ex batts keeping them warm in the winter in the hen house, my hen house is 3' x 4' do they need anything extra heat in there. i have had them 8 months now. thanks, bonstey

dear wendy, i would really appreciate the contact address for the poo testing, hope your hens are all well. regards bonstey.

hi i have had ex bats since february and i let them out every day to free range either my husband or I or both are in the garden to watch them the only time they dont come out if it is raining, but recently they have been making terrible noises in the morning they sound like they are crying and when...

has anyone had an experience of using baytril for a sick hen 2.5%. i have had conflicted views about this drug. the vet said that it is not licensed but it does really work well with sick hens, i have had another hen who was sick gave her this and within week she was jumping around again. however on...

thanks wendy for your reply about the poos testing company, i will keep it inmi nd. atg the moment had another hen un der weather, gave her some antibiotics and fed her with a syringe with water and she has pulled through. thanks for all your help and advice. bonstey

Hello, Welcome to the forum. You may have read that I have just lost another one of mine. I am afraid those awful battery cages, take a terrible toll on these little hens. Some don't make it for very long. But every day they spend with you is a wonderful bonus to them. If you saw what they have end...

So sorry that you lost one of your girls Bontsey, but try not to be too downhearted. Remember that you gave her a taste of love and freedom that she would otherwise not have had. The poor things have been through so much in their lives, and often their bodies just arent strong enough to cope with i...

hi i got ex bats in february this year must admit harder than expected they are fin in he pn 12 x 6 very secure my husband made it fox proof well we think, but its letting them out to free range i like to let them out but have tsit wit them. also just lost my favourite she was the worst one when we ...