Layer Pellets for Silkie
Hi, I’m new to chicken keeping and my silkies are 14 weeks old now. I’m wondering when is a good time to switch them onto layers pellets as most brands recommend from 21 weeks but I’ve been told they...
View ArticleSick chicken - what's wrong with her??
We have two Light Sussex, almost 4 years old. Both layed well until November. One now not laying at all, had cough 2 months ago but recovered quickly, since then very lethargic, stands around hunched...
View ArticlePanicking newbie! Help please!
Hi there, I'm really hoping someone can help please, as I'm in a bit of a tizzy! I'm having a problem with one of my girls - just not sure what. Does this look like she is egg bound or is it a prolapse...
View Articlepossible Lice/Mites
Hello all,dont know if this is the proper forum but i could use any advice i can get.I recently erected a fairly big aviary and started keeping canaries and i have 30 now but i have just noticed on a...
View ArticleChicken Leg Issues
Hi Everyone, OK so my chicken has always suffered from Scaly legs, however one of her legs is now swollen and looks infected. I am trying to get her to the vets however money is very tight (the dog has...
View ArticleShould I Feed just layer pellets to small free range flock
Hello there I am new to this forum so please forgive me if this has even raised before. I did search but found nothing helpful to me. I have 4 hens of varying ages and a very proud cockerel. The oldest...
View ArticleMysterious cuts on face
Hey I have a rooster that has cuts on his wattles in the same spot on either side, so I separated him from the rest of the flock as at first I thought the hens where pecking at it but today when I was...
View Articleenteritis
Wondering if anyone has news of some 'miracle cure' for this. One of our hens, who we have had from point of lay, has had yellow watery droppings for about 2 weeks. This has proved to be unresponsive...
View Articlepoorly hen
hi, wondering of anybody on here has had experience of the following? I have 5 bantam hens about 18 months old. About a week ago I noticed one of them was a bit unsteady on her feet, like she was...
View ArticleCockerel
hi , I would like your opinion on this, a friend has chickens and some of the eggs hatched and one was a male, as he already had a male he keeps the same one confined daily it's pen and run, the others...
View ArticleNeed help
Hi everyone I wonder if you can help me please I have a female duck named sky not sure how old she is but I have noticed in the last couple of days she isn't herself. She has started sitting on the...
View ArticleMale Rouen ducks turning female?
I have a pair of Rouen ducks, they are just over a year old. They both feathered out to look like males, gray feathers with the green heads. They where trying to breed each other and my dog , to the...
View ArticleFussy feeders
I have two Speckeldies who live in my outside porch where they can stay dry and safe, and with the door open during the day they free range in next doors garden. They were fed pellets at PoL, which I...
View ArticleDuck Health Advise Needed Please
Hj, I acquired 2 'Aylesbury' rescue ducks from an animal sanctuary last autumn. (I think they might be cherry valley). Anyway, a few months ago one of my girls starting limping, worse when she got up...
View ArticleChicken can barely walk - any idea what's wrong?
I think my chicken is about 3 years old. Recently she's been limping. I actually didn't realise how bad it was as my husband usually looks after them. I posted a video showing how bad she is which is...
View ArticleHow large do purple guinea fowl get?
I'm considering order some purple guinea fowl to be "watchdogs" for my barnyard. They have other colors, like pearl and lavender. I'd like to know how big the purple ones get before I spend the money...
View ArticleMoult has gone on for 4 months - no regrowth
Hi - I have 3 hens a RIR, a blackrock and a bluebelle. Approx 4 months ago all of them lost their bum feathers and looked very peculiar. The RIR grew hers back pretty quick then had a chest moult which...
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Lethargic chicken - and one died yesterday!
Help me please chicken experts! Towards the end of last week Doris started getting quite lethargic. I separated her from the others and let her have the run of the veg patch & greenhouse - she...
View ArticleCall Ducklings
Hi, I have two 8 day old Call Ducklings , 1 has progressed very well, doubling in size, very energetic , vocalizing well, we think this one could be female due to her behavior. However the second Call...
View ArticleChicken Health Question
I have a large coop with just 3 (large) chickens - sold as Burford Browns but not convinced...I'll pop a picture up at some point for you...someone might be able to identify breeds. They are fantastic...
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