Bless her, she is getting on a bit maybe her sight is failing? what does she eat? pellets or mash, maybe you could wet the pellets or mash, if she does manage to peck at it she should at least get something if it is wetter, personally I would see how she goes, maybe add a little honey to her food an...

They are lovely Ilona, make very nice Christmas decorations

What a lovely happy ending

I have 2 moulting at the moment, my speckledy's underneath looks like a pin cushion, she has been off it for a couple of weeks, but now the feathers are coming she is much better, I noticed tonight when I threw some mealworms that my sussex left a trail of feathers when she ran for them, so in the m...

If she continues no eating very much you may have to consider hand feeding her, you will know if she is getting too light

I use flub 1% also, and I cut a grape into quarters, dip 2 of the quarters in and give that to one hen, the grape will soak it up too Do you mean you give as much as the grape comes into contact with? Or do you weigh out a particular amount? And do you then continue for 7 days as you normally would...

I use flub 1% also, and I cut a grape into quarters, dip 2 of the quarters in and give that to one hen, the grape will soak it up too

Bluefinch wrote:Just discovered 12 eggs under some nettles so the girls haven't stopped laying after all. Better bake a cake!

They are tinkers!! get baking

May be worth checking the coop for red mites too, just a precaution, although if they are going to bed ok it may just be they prefer to lay outside

t carrier would be fine short term, also with the flub you could chop a grape and dip it in the flub, I do that as mine don't eat pellets, bless you she is making you work hard, I hope she soon improves, you are doing all you can You could also check the base of her feathers for lice, just another t...

I am assuming that you have told the vet everything you have said here and all the advice you had was a vit B injection? if that is the case its a difficult one, if she was mine I would check the red mite situation it can make them poorly, also has she been wormed? check the crop morning and night, ...

The bottom sounds like normal poop although it may be making her uncomfortable, could you try and entice her to you with a little treat? mealworms, and then try and get some of it off? I guess being careful of fly strike at this time of year. See how she is in the morning, some do have some red ches...

Hello, a bit difficult to diagnose with the symptoms you have given but you could check some of these things Is she laying? Is her crop feeling normal? full at night and empty in the morning, or is it hard or squishy? Has she been wormed recently? that could be the dirty vent, or has she had too man...

mardatha wrote:LOL perchy - have been married 50 years in Jan, if i learn to cook now it will be a miracle!

U tube do step by step cooking videos, take a look

How lovely, I am sure the lady from Asda was thrilled, I use to love giving eggs away, people seem to treat them much better when they know where they have come from