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Hello, We have recently moved house and now have an unused pond, it doesn't have a pump and there is what i believe to be pond weed growing in it. Does anyone know if it is safe to let the chicken have it? either fresh to eat or dried to play with? thanks

Hi there, We have been keeping chook for many years, but this year have encountered two new symptoms. One of our hens 4 years old has always had a big butt, this year however she is almost tripping over her undercarriage, originally i thought she must be egg bound, but she continues to appear...

Hi, Our broody hen unexpectedly hatched her egg yesterday afternoon, when chicky first appeared from under mama she went for it but once it went back under we could hear it cheeping and hoped all was ok. Mama hen moved off the remaining egg into a different part of the coop with chicky and...

Beaky Flintoff Denny Elton and lastly Chandler... Any guesses as to pullet or too? I keep changing my mind. Both Elton and Chandler had some feathers pecked from their pompoms when they were tiny so are a bit thin on top, not sure if that'll make any difference to being able to tell though...

Beaky Flintoff Denny Elton and lastly Chandler... Any guesses as to pullet or too? I keep changing my mind. Both Elton and Chandler had some feathers pecked from their pompoms when they were tiny so are a bit thin on top, not sure if that'll make any difference to being able to tell though...

Hi, my first chick hatch :) I have 5/6 polish bantams hatched and the final one has pipped and i think about to zip very soon, the hatching age gap between them all will be less than 24 hours. i'm wondering how long to leave them in the incubator for? and then once in their broody box (with...

Hi, i have some call duck eggs that started under our broody duck but ended up in the incubator at various stages ( she nested in the chicken box so they kept getting kicked out and the last 2 she just gave up on yesterday) i believe 4 have internally pipped in the last few days and are still...

we have a family of 5 call ducks 4 boys and only one girl, she has started to lay again this week and as the weather is getting warmer I wondered if there is any way of knowing if she might get broody? Is there anything I can do to encourage broodiness? it would be lovely if she hatched some...

this is probably going to sound a little weird but I've read somewhere something about call duck tail feathers curling but can't for the life of me remember what it means....does anybody know? is it something to do with girl or boy ducks? as yet we are still waiting to see which ones lay eggs or...

Hi our ducklings are just growing so fast it's amazing, they are just so funny:) They have an outdoor run for the daytime but at night I still bring them in as the youngest is only just 2 weeks old. The problem is that with their fast growth they are running out of room in their bedtime box...

hi we are hopefully getting week old ducklings this weekend.....any advice gratefully received......we are hoping to pop them in with our chicken once they are big enough...... I have big plastic boxes for keeping them in the kitchen but have no idea how long they'll need to be inside for. our...

We are thinking of getting some ducks to go in with our hens. there are some white call ducklings on offer and i was wondering if they are any noisier than chicken or is it just when they lay? many thanks