Rehomed now.

The last of my hens got their new loving home for ever at the weekend. These were the last of my lovely hens whom I sadly said bye as I am moving to a much smaller place. It was hard as I have been keeping chooks for many years now and will miss them very much. Some pictures taken a few days before ...

Had to give up on chicken keeping due to house move. All hens rehomed. Still have a coop that needs tlc and door fixing, giving it for free with drinkers and feeders for collector. Collection asap from Reading, Berks. Please PM me if interested. http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u503/serama11/chic...

I have 3 coops, so when I discovered red mite in one of the them I took that out, hose pipe washed it inside out and spread every bit of the coop with Smite etc, dusted ant powder and Diatom ... a couple of days later started to see red mite again but now grey as they had not fed. Washed the coop ag...

I have the same problem - thinking to fumigate the coop. other alternatives is to introduce predator mites which feed on red mite, however, they die easily, especially if the coop is treated with red mite treatments and also these need to be distributed everywhere there are red mites. Other alternat...

errrghhhh, they're back, yes found red mite yet again after using so many things to get rid of them; smite spray, poultry shield, Diatom earth powder, ant powder etc, washing the coop inside out etc.

I was told painting with lime wash kills and prevents red mite - has anyone tried this?

I normally stop treats and access to all other food to ensure chooks get the required dose of flub.

Hi I have a beautiful pekin boy grower available if interested. I am located in berks but often travel to Oxon, Warwickshire and Leics ...

Hi, we got a kitten last year and she has grown up with chickens. We have found her dust bathing like a chicken - is this normal for a cat/kitten. She also very friendly with chickens and also known to look after newly hatched chicks as shown in the pics. http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u503/ser...

I had some chicks under heat, at 4 week old I introduced one of the chicks at dusk, in this case to two broody hens that were sharing the same nest and both been broody for a week or so ... I found that both hens accepted the chick and became very protective of it and both looked after it together. ...

I also discovered red mite infestation again earlier this year and again this week - I have used Smite Solution + Diatom E and also ant powder ... but they are very persistent and return.

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Now rehomed to accompany three beautiful ladies.

I have a 10 month old handsome pekin boy looking to settled down with some ladies. If you are able to give a good home then please get in touch, thanks. Collect from reading, Berks, or will consider reasonable travel. also I travel to midlands from time to time, so can deliver along M40/M69 route or...

I don't know much about ducks but I have a few broody hens, and they do steal from each other, including moving eggs from nest on one end to another, and sometimes even rolling them out of the coop all together. Is it possible that other ducks when come in to lay and doing something similar?