Please go higher. I am 5ft and had a 4ft run, its a nightmare to clean in the winter crawling about on your knees. I now have a walk in run (for 2 years) best thing i ever did it's so easy to rake out etc

Beautiful mum and babies

Good morning and welcome to the lane . Lots of people here to help you with that (Not me i am useless ) Before you lay out any money, make sure it's big enough for what hens you want, as they do need a decent size run for the daytime. Sleeping is less of a problem as they all tend to squeeze in toge...

You say her comb is dark red? Purple blue, or just red? If she is eating/drinking ok i wouldn't worry to much, as she may not lay many eggs now at 4 just now and again.

I had a girl who was lame for ages, and maybe the reason she is getting weak is that she can't feed/drink properly. As suggested perhaps a trip to the vet. I know for some its not that easy, vets are not cheap these days. If thats not an option perhaps put her in a small dog cage, keep food water ne...

Dom very good idea, will save you alot of tiem. I only have 6 now so one big drinker is all i need

When i hatched my chicks i kept them seperate from the main flock, as my other girls went for them, they went into a small rabbit hutch. I didn't introduce them to the other girls for weeks, if you can i would stick them on their own with mum x

Never tried that Dom, i will be going there tomorrow might get a few also

I have 2 brooody Pekins at the moment, Cilla has been like it for a month, now Sally has decided to join in with her. I have just closed the coop door for an hour so that they eat/drink then will have to open it for the other 2 girls to lay. It's a nightmare, but it's what they do bless em. I just t...

I have lots of both plants in my garden, they have never tried to eat them not sure how dangerous they are to them, but i think they know what to stay away from They do love Bizzie lizzy's though

Ex batty's would be fine going up there, they are pretty stong girls really. Just shine a torch inside the first few nights to lead them in, mine were in one exactly the same, they will be fine

It's heartbreaking. In 2012 i lost in total 6 girls. 2 on the same day, i was heart broken. I now only have 1 big girl, and the others are Bantums they don't seem to have the same egg problems as the big girls, and although i love them dearly have now decided that they will be the last for some time...

We hatched Jess (cream legbar) in 2010, she is very scatty so no it really dosen't matter how young you get them, it's just the breed i think, once a scatty alway's a scatty

Happy ending

Hello Chickens are better in a flock they do love company. If it is possible to introduce a few others i think she would be happier. Perhaps introduce a couple of Point-of-Lay chooks then you will also get some nice eggs for the spring/summer, although be prepared for a little kicking off, as until ...