So reassuring to here that others have such persistent broody girls too. I have tried all the methods suggested, even the crate without bedding, all to no avail. After 4 days and no change I gave in as it felt like I was inflicting battery style conditions. Sybil just sits in the cat basket under my...

Thank you, all. Little Tonks seems absolutely fine, just looks a bit rough. I am adding seaweed to the feed for all the girls along with their treats. They seem to like that. The purple spray has proved an interesting challenge. Tonks is very timid and won't be picked up, and is very quick on her fe...

Thank you, all,

Some helpful suggestions for me to try!

My little frizzle Pekin bantam has no feathers on her back. Initially, I think it was a minor moult. She is the most henpecked (I have 5 hens in total) and she does suffer from being pecked at. However, it is about 6 weeks now and there isn't really any sign of them growing back. I keep trying to se...

5kg bags available from Romsley Country Store Ltd, via Amazon. I bought some two weeks ago.

I bought a 5kg bag of pellets from Romsley country store Ltd, via Amazon, just two weeks ago.

I had trouble integrating 3 newbies with 3 established girls, all bantams so similar in size. It took weeks and weeks and even then they became two flocks of three that tolerated each other rather than integrated. I had a separate temporary run and a Guinea pig hutch as temporary sleeping quarters f...

I have just bought some layers pellets with Flubenvet already incorporated. My hens haven't had or shown any signs of worms so the pellets are preventative. I haven't wormed them before so just a bit nervous about dosing them with the pellets. Has anyone used the pellets? Any negative thoughts? Than...

Thanks Mo,

I love how much information and experience the Laners have to share, I find this forum invaluable!

Hi Bob, thanks for starting the discussion. I can't offer any advice, but I appreciate you raising awareness of potential problems. As a relatively new chicken keeper, this will be the first year that two of my girls will start to lay again after the Winter. (The other 3 are younger so should start ...

My five girls have taken to waiting for the back door to open and then racing to get inside and settle down next to the radiator in the dining room. It takes a concerted effort to chivvy them back outside. I presume they will lose interest when the weather improves. They are bantams and stopped layi...

So sorry to hear that your girl lost the fight, Bob. You hope that they know you are on their side.

Thank you, Bob and Amber

Very sad to say that we lost Luna this afternoon. She had been improving, was eating and drinking normally, moving around again albeit a little unsteady on her feet. I brought her in this morning to make sure she had something to eat and drink, we had a cuddle and then I put her back into the coop w...

Luna is still us. 3 trips to the vet, anti-inflammatories, anti-biotics and wormed. Nothing identifiable as to the cause of her condition. I hand feed her every morning with water and various gruel mixtures, chick crumb, egg yolk, etc, occasionally syringed into her beak to ensure she gets some nutr...