We got our new chickens on Saturday and todate I have had to put them to bed everynight. Is this normal?

Chickens I've had before have always taken themselves to bed from day 1.

Thank you everyone has been so kind

It has been a huge learning curve. We have got a selection of locks now and my husband will do a double check after I've locked the girls up.

Hi Following losing our 3 girls over the weekend I initially felt there was no way I would have any more. Losing them has left a huge void and I have quickly realised how much of a big part of my life they were. I had decided to look for new chickens in the spring but wonder would it be madness to g...

Thank you so much for all your kind comments
I just feel so guilty and feel i should have been able to protect my beautiful girls
At the moment there is no way i would have anymore as I couldn't go through this again

It's with great sadness that I'm saying goodbye to the forum. This morning we came down to feed our chickens to discover they had been killed in the night by foxes. As I am sure you can imagine its been extremely distressing and I've decided I can't run the risk of this happening again. We were able...

It was on seeing an ad for Verm X that made me ask this question.
My chickens seem to be fine at them moment and eating well so I think I'll just carry on with their normal feed.

This is such a lovely idea

I think it's amazing you took your girls on holiday with you. We've often joked about doing it but never thought it was possible

I am getting very confused about the number of supplements on sale and wondered how essential they are and should they become part of a daily addition to your chickens diet. I have always used poultry spice and cider vinegar on an irregular basis but should this be part of a daily routine. I have al...

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It seems to have cleared up itself so i don't know if the cider vinegar did the trick
Thank you for your help. I think I was worrying so much because of all the flies

Must admit I don't know and am clutching at straws. I have tried de worming, cider vinegar and poultry zest. She seems fine in herself but her poo is not the right consistence and is on her rear feathers. I would be grateful for any assistance.

I have a 3 year old chicken who i want to treat with Coxoid but have a number of questions. The bottle I bought is for pigeons, is it ok to use for chickens? I have just introduced 2 point of lay chickens who have been vaccinated. I was going to add Coxoid to the drinking water used by all 3 chicken...

On Saturday we bought 2 point of lay chickens as companions for our 3 year old who had been on her own since Monday. Our 3 year old chases the 2 newbie's around occasionally pecking at them. I have not noted any injury to either of them and so have just left them to it. Is this the right course of a...

Its been a hard week losing Hyacinth and seeing the impact on her sole mate Beryl. She's been very quiet and we miss not getting told off everytime we walk past the coop. Its not the same getting a slug and not having your mate chasing you round the garden trying to get it. We were advised to give h...

The vet referred to my 3 year old chicken as being old. Is that old for a chicken?