I hatched this boy last year (well my broody hen did) he is stunning to look at but when he got to 6 mths was too noisy for hubby (although neighbours didn't hear him) I re homed him to friends of friends who have had hens and cockerels before all was fine I thought until a phone call this morning ,...

Hi smudgerii Mine eat all table scraps ( not meat ), any insect they can get their beaks on !especially snails, all my weeds grass cuttings mashed rosehips windfalls (especially plums) I grow their own spinach and lettuce from seed so far the list that they dont eat is non existant ! you should allw...

Ive got the same problem at the moment Luckaloo spent all day once again scrubbing and spraying the coop with poultry shield,I also use red mite powder and diatomus earth n their dustbaths and arround the coop,I am plagued at the moment with red mite and poultry louse which are really tiny and grey ...

Hi Virgil one of my hens is broody at the moment,in one of the chicken books ive got it says to keep lifting them off the nest ,if that doesnt work then they can be seperated in an A frame without a nest box ,where the others can see them,for a couple of days. ive been lifting mine , apparently it s...

It looks amazing ! your girls r going to love it !!

omg no definately a she seen her lay!
i can cope if its just that the others dont seem too bothered although 1 has become broody.

Hi all , just wondered if anyone can shed any light on this,one of my sussexs is mounting the others and being very convincing!(tail dipping,grabbing back of neck while on top etc)
she is even trying to crow!
is this like dogs a dominance thing ?

Welcome Stoofer, yep they will eat anything managed to get a mouse off of my amber star on Monday she had a death grip on it and had eaten part of the poor thing !YUK mouse flavoured eggs !

Great video , lovely happy looking girlies!

Well done to all those involved in the rescue !
Congrats to all those who have adopted these lovely girlies Once u go Batt you never look back ! lol

I have 8 girls and my pellets seem to last a lot longer than other peoples, they free range from 1pm until dusk so maybe they fill up on "extras",I fill the 2 feeders every other day when they are empty and they have all grown VERY big so I imagine they are all fine !so you dont need to wo...

Sorry cant take any boys had to rehome mine,hope you dont have too many fingers crossed for you,
I am hoping to have some Legbars when hubby has built yet another coop and run !

So relieved to see this thread,my dogs eat the pellets from the feeder and as much poo as they can before I catch them!
If they lay anything I wont be eating it !!!

Lol Sandy , mine eat just about anything except cooked peelings and carrots ! They even tried a poorly dove that had landed in our garden luckily we were arround to save it from that fate !

A bit strange ! this morning 1 of my light sussexs looked poorly, tail down, pale comb etc v worried , gave her some yoghurt and olive oil as she hadnt layed yesterday, booked appt with vet, got home from work at lunchtime hooray she had layed but still looked poorly 1 hour later she went into the n...