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Thank you so much for your help. I will update with progress soon. :)

Also, in the UK we are advised not to take chickens to the vet due to avian flu, so any home treatments would be great. :)

Hello all, Thank you in advance for any help and replies given. A friend has a house chicken that appears to have a swollen eye and an overgrown beak. With the beak would you use a nail file and gently file it down? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As for the eye, I have no idea. I...

Depends if I use a hen or I incubate. I have only incubated once and they were outside in the shed with a brooder plate when they started to smell lol. When I’m using a broody hen I allow the hen access outdoors from her separate coop into a run so she can decide whether she wants the chicks...

In the UK, partridges are bred in captivity then released for shooting over a season. Any which aren't killed, then reproduce with the native population. I was hoping to bring it on and then release in a suitable area, but I will also probably call RSPCA to see what they think I should do.

Thanks for the reply. If it did go under the broody, would the broody be able to eat game bird food? Will defiantly quarantine now. I guess it just doesn't leave the house lol. Putting it under the broody was an option but now not sure due to having to quarantine.

"What birds are legal to own in the UK? You do not need to have a licence to keep a wild bird that was taken or killed legally, but you do need to be able to prove that you own it legally." - taken from google. Will call the local vet to see what they have to say.

Hi, this might be a long post of questions so bear with me lol. A friend brought over a chick last night and I am mostly sure that it isn't a chicken. Google says it is a partridge, that works with where the chick was found. The chick was found in a dirty puddle and there have been partridges...

I am in the process of getting photos and I will update the thread when I get them. Thank you for your help.

Thank for the reply its not located on her keel it is further across her body nearer her neck. She sleeps on the edge of the nesting box or in the nesting box.

Hi all, A friend has got chickens and has asked for my advice about a pekin bantam chicken who is about a year old. I am unsure of the gender but the mass is said to be very solid and about 5 cm in diameter. As I have not seen for myself, I don't know what it feels like personally but the...

Thank you to all who replied. :)

Hi all, I have recently hatched some more chicks and I am certain about the genders of most of them. Just wanting to confirm that this little chick is a boy please. He is a gold laced bantam barnevelder and is about 6 weeks old. Thanks.

Thank you for all of your help. It is much appreciated. :)

Sorry for the late reply. Here are the pictures of humbug: @TheOddOneOut . Apologies if the pictures aren't fully clear. His feathers are very white when in the sun and tend to glare when photos are taken.

Thank you for the reply. I will update with pictures of Humbug tomorrow when it is daylight.

Hello all, These are the updated pictures of the chicks at 9 and a half weeks old. Just wondering on the genders before they start waking us up early in the morning or hopefully giving us eggs. :) Chick 1 - Bluebell Chick 2 - Ash Chick 3 - Olive Chick 4 - Humbug Chick 5 - Willow...

Thank you everyone who has helped and commented. I will add new pictures as they grow older. :)

Hi all, I have recently hatched Wyandotte chicks using an incubator and broody hen and I believe all the chicks are healthy with the broody hen. They are about 5 and a half weeks old, which could be a bit young, but I'll update this thread every few weeks with new pictures. If you could help...