Why have I just noticed this thread? I have been sat here fascinated reading all the wonderful names so before I go to bed to get up early for the girls, my two are Alice( light ginger ranger) and Abby(dark ginger ranger). Nextdoors are Star and Belle(bluebelles),Stacey and Lacey(blackrocks)Rhoda an...

looking forward to the photos, you wont need a tv anymore if you have the choice of watching the girls night and day?

Sending you lots of luck for a good outcome

Meg think the first hen will be okay,you know I have had the same problem but I haven't done the massaging cause she just gets too stressed out. However, like your her comb droops over a bit and she must be the biggest (neck) swinger in town, she almost knocked Alice out in their coop in the night t...

Did anyone see Country Tracks this morning on BBC1? They had a feature from 2002 in a small village called Bonsall where they held chicken races. All done very nicely, no dogs allowed within the area and any chickens that started to peck another were removed. It was lovely watching the different bre...

Many thanks for that Lyn really useful, hope you girl is better today Meg?

I had to give 03 baytril, can you get some more? I got my friend to look at her and she said if she is running about eating and drinking it shows she is putting up with it as an annoyance. I think she means she has a quality of life and can't be too ill or she would just sit and do nothing? Then of ...

Oh Meg, just come in from locking up the girls and Abby is doing her neck thing so violently she knocked Alice into the corner! Abby had sour crop and I had to take her to the vets as she had all the symptons you have described. She had to have an operation then 2 weeks on baytril and metacam. She g...

Oh my gosh Turfey, was getting scared it was all going to end in tears. You must be so relieved, what a clever doggie.

No I haven't but I am envious, wish my girls would let me cuddle them, you may find you will have to read them a bedtime story?

Mine have it dry, they adore it and wont touch pellets. Tried mashing it around with water and they ate it reluctantly as a last resort but soon as I put it down dry they went at it like starving marvins!

Next door have 2 bluebelles,Belle and Star and they both lay daily. Star even layed with a sore bleeding botty!

The Happy hens advert is fantastic, do you think they tie the chicken on the back of the bike,glue her legs to the bar or maybe it's a trick of the camera? Sincerely hope it is option three! What a joy it is though. I would love to live with a field that big for the girls.

Good news about Lulu, check out the site for ^soft eggs^ sure this was quite a recent query so there will be plenty of help on there.

As we know chckens are good at hiding the fact they are sick, I am sorry I have not come across this before but I feel sure other members will be able to advise you, hope she perks up soon.