July 9, 2014
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Poultry
July 2, 2014
Only one chick hatched
Of six fertile eggs I recently purchased and put in my incubator, only one hatched. It is now in a brooder, but I was wondering if it will be OK to bring this one up…
July 1, 2014
Hen won’t sleep on her perch
Please could you explain why my Light Sussex chicken sleeps in her nest box at night and what I should do to stop her?
June 30, 2014
FRENCH LESSON
Londoner Janine Marsh gave up a job in the city and she and her husband moved to rural France. Then they got their first animals …. some chickens
June 30, 2014
My chicken has runny droppings
I have two pure breed Rhode Island Reds. They are two years old and one of them has had runny droppings (greyish with white and sometimes brown diarrhoea). She was wormed for seven days with…
June 29, 2014
Is heat a stress risk?
Can chickens suffer from heat stress?
June 28, 2014
How much to feed?
How much layers’ pellets should my one-year-old hens be eating? I fill a feeder with about 2.5kg of feed and they get through most of it (one eats more than the other) in a week.…
June 27, 2014
My hen is limping
One of my one-year-old hybrid hens is limping. Her right foot seems to be turning in slightly. I have had to isolate her from the other hens as they have started picking on her. When…
June 27, 2014
Crowing about a theft
Last month, our writer Charlotte Popescu told how one of her hens stole her ear studs and swallowed them. A young reader had a similar experience…
June 26, 2014
Problems with your chicken’s head
Checking your chicken’s head will give you vital information about its health
June 26, 2014
My favourites
Our writers choose their favourite breeds, and explain why they made these choices. This month: Jeremy Hobson
