Mine is the Blue Orphington. These birds lay large brown eggs and are very docile and quiet, great for urban gardens. They are very tameable and make great mothers. Ours put up with the kids carrying them around like dolls and putting them in swings!
Read more…Our three little Hamburgs are moulting. Feathers all over the place. It's their first time I assume as we got them as young chicks last Oct. They've gone off the lay in the last 2 weeks, or at least two of them are, as we get only 5 eggs a week now.
Read more…Two days ago we had a local dog enter our property and kill our four chickens. I'm devastated and angry.
Animal Control have been very helpful but because the dog was not witnessed killing them we have no recourse which is incredibly frustrating.
I sa
Hey everyone,
So, it's me again, probably the most novice-y novice around these parts!!! Our girls are growing everyday; they look big, strong and healthy. SO exciting! They've moved outside permanently now, although they're still in a make-shift wire enclosure wi
Read more…Hi, me again! The one with all the many questions! :)
So............. we've urgently got to get a chook system up and running. I've got two different ideas:
Our chook called Fridge seems in great discomfort. I noticed this morning (at feeding time) that her crop is incredibly full and she making some strange neck and head movements as if she's stretching.
I'm wondering if I should pop her in isolation, ju
So, there are about a million flies in my chook run and whenever I cook, a couple hundred of them move into my house...does anyone have any tips and tricks for dealing with this at the source??
Well, we got our 6 chickens about 4 weeks ago and they're SO cute. We've still got them inside (in a bird breeding cage actually) during the night and when it rains. In the day time (it's warm here!) when it's not raining we're putting them outside i
Read more…Our chickens have a bad mite infestation. Any ideas of how to treat it please, a natural way would be good.
Read more…Well, we're unexpectedly starting our poulty adventure TODAY! I'm going with a friend to get 6 baby chickens today and I need to get organised!! We don't have a proper chook house yet, but we have some time up our sleeve for that apparently? In the m
Read more…Hi. We're just building a coop & getting a couple of backyard chooks in about a month. When you talk about sprouted grains, where do you get them? Are they the same grade as we'd eat?
Read more…I have 2 hens (no rooster) that were laying an egg each a day. Now one has got broody isn't laying and I am getting one egg a day. Is it best to let the hen go through this broody cycle - 21 days is it? Or if I always want 2 eggs is it possible to st
Read more…Ok I've been a bit quiet lately but a lot's been going on chook-wize. We starteds our chicken experience with 3 Hamburgs, and all was fine and dandy for a month. Then one day at about 3pm I noticed one was missing! It was 'Yellow' (leg band). She was
Read more…Hi I've put my fresh to week old chook poo in 20 litres of water and kept covered for nearly a month now... Has anyone done a similar fertisiler? How much did you water it down (chook water % + extra water %) before putting in on your plants? Is o
Read more…I ahve 4 pullets who have recently started laying - yesterday we had 3 eggs. All good. This morning I found 1 egg outside with a shell so soft the egg had fallen though it and a second egg with no shell at all was laid in the favourite nesting box.
Read more…Hi there, I've got 2 hi-line ex-battery farm hens which I believe to be about 3 years old. They are now free ranging on our urban section. We haven't had any eggs from our ladies for about 3 months. They seem to have finished moulting. Is it usual fo
Read more…Hi all, I would like to get some geese, I have access to a bareland liftstyle block, which we are slowly building a house on, no one lives there at the moment but I visit every day. Does anyone have any experience with geese, what do they need to m
Read more…Hi everyone, I have a very broody hen and would love to get some fertilised eggs for her to hatch. Does anyone have/know of anyone who has fertilised eggs for sale around Cambridge or Hamilton New Zealand?
Read more…What is the best treatment to kill off mites on chickens? what are the best products to use and how much do they cost? What is the best way to disinfect and kill mites hidding in the hen house?
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