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Hi phil one of our older hen 3 years old hen do not lay egg but regularly goes in nest and sit for a while comes out with making noise as if she laid.i. g She is not internally laying looking normal enegetic Why would this be happening
Hi Nash, providing she's not egg-bound or eating her own eggs before you get to them in the morning, it could possibly be that your chicken is reaching the end of her natural egg-laying cycle. Her going into the nest box and making all the right noises is because she's in the habit of doing so, whether or not she actually lays an egg. Hope this helps!
@flytesofancy thank you, she moults on time and stopped laying 18 months ago. When she did lay, she laid about 30 eggs here and there. She's a mix so perhaps that's why. She didn't do this that much last summer but is going to the nest a lot more this summer. We are 99% sure she doesn't eat eggs as we have a camera.
Hi Phil I asked you solutions before could not find your reply Our chickens some how developed this habit and they could not stop it now even though we increased size of run, used sprays, increased protein treats none of them worked .out of 10 member flocks we have a cockerel, and only four hens being pecked and bold. One of them is offender other three are sufferers. Main time and situation of the offence taken place when they have dust bath. Other times they rarely feather peck.please advise Thanks
I am afraid that you will have to separate the offending culprit for at least a week so he moves down the pecking order. You may have to repeat this treatment several times.
@phillipweymouth430 Thanks, sadly pecking , order is not seems to be the issues because the offenders are low down in pecking order they even peck the rooster
Hi David, all information on the Dorset Ranger Chicken Coop (including prices) can be found here on our website: www.flytesofancy.co.uk/products/dorset-ranger-six-chicken-coop 😄
Having goats "help" can be so frustrating! They are so lovable though. Very beautiful shelter. Hello to all the people out there who appreciate goats for the incredible creatures they are!
Whilst rats can definitely get through the hole opening in the side of the rat bait station, we have never heard of a wild bird wanting or being able to do so. The manufacturers have designed the rat bait stations specifically so that rats can navigate them (tunnel walls inside, low to the ground etc) which means that wild birds, due to their nature, should never want to go in them (being low to the ground as a major reason because wild birds look for nests/holes to nest boxes up high for their own protection). Hope this helps! 😄
Thank you for the reply. Can I ask where you bought your bait station from as the ones I seen online don't have a well for the grain baits. Can you please share a link for the one you habe. Thanks
I have a problem with eggs not hatching altogether, 1 has hatched almost 4 days before next 1 ,3 days later 1 more but not doing well ,still has 7 eggs to go ,no signs of pippin, all eggs where placed at the same time ,why is this happening, please help any advice would be greatly appreciated
This is not uncommon as a hen will only lay an egg a day, so regardless of fertilisation, they will often be staggered when hatching. Usually they will all have hatched out within about a week of each other at most, so if you have any that have not, it would be best to candle them to check that they are all viable
Chickens can survive mycoplasma, but even after they recover they will have it for the rest of their lives and will infect any other chickens within their flock. So you will need to keep her separate from the rest of your birds in order to keep them healthy
Thank you, while I don't gave any chickens myself, I'd like to one day. The reason I asked was, my neighbor had a chicken like this, and she kept it indoors with her, carried her around like a baby, and feed her chicken broth through an eye dropper. She ended up feeling better, lol, so was just curious if they needed to be put down or if they were suffering from having it. Thank you for answering my question!
I have a single hen and single rooster and I believe he's over breeding her and making her back go bald, should I use a spray or a pair of blinders for him?
If she's going bald from your rooster mounting her repeatedly (a common problem especially in the spring!) then yes a gentian violet spray would help keep the sore skin clean of any bacteria, then you could put a Poultry Saddle on your hen to protect her from the roosters claws/beak cockerel during mating, preventing wounds whilst allowing for new feather growth underneath :)
Hi thanks, I was just wondering, why are my chickens preening lots, they seem to be preening hours a day, and I’ve never known them like it, can you help please?
Thank you this might be trial and error considering i purchased my flock from a pasture fed farm and they had no feathers to start with, all have grown feathers back on their backs but their tails only just started growing back but not all chickens at one time.
It's not unheard of for birds to take over a year to even begin regrowing their plumage, never mind full coverage - especially in rehomed battery hens for example.
at that age it is unlikely to have a serious case of worms, of course the outcome with chicks is always more uncertain as they are so fragile so it could be another issue.
Hey Phil, question: How does humidity affect the protive bloom on the eggs. Some mornings it is so humidity, I worry about the eggs layed early am. Thank you
Unfortunately my answer is that I have never had to consider it, as the UK doesn't really have much of an issue with humidity. However, chickens are jungle fowl and so originate from areas of high humidity, therefore I would imagine they would be ok
Luckily we don't have anything as clever as a Raccoon in the UK, but weighting it down is always advisably to prevent curios dogs using it as a chew toy!
I’m afraid all of our hen houses are of our own design, and therefore the build plans are a closely guarded secret - second only to the Krabby Patty Secret Formula. Sorry!
My cockerel is the one being bullied. The hens peck his rear end till he has no tail feathers. I have tried the sprays. We have taken him out of the flock and put him in a cage by himself. We feed them a feed that is 15% protein.
Is the cockerel smaller or a different breed to the rest of the birds? Are they just pulling the feathers or have you noticed them eating them? And is it all of the girls, or have you noticed one perhaps being more aggressive than any other?
@@flytesofancy They are all the same breed (Wellsummer). All the hens look alike. I am trying to mark them so I can tell them apart. I marked 2 of them last week that were doing it. When I put him back with them a few days ago, it was a different hen doing it. I have not noticed if they are eating them, or just plucking them. I think that he may be pecking at his own tail feathers too.
Size details are listed on our website, but essentially it depends on the breed. The small saddle is really only for bantam breeds, Pekins, Silkies, Polish etc. A Medium will cover most standard sized birds. Hybrids of all kinds, and many averaged sized pure breed birds - Warren, Speckeldy, Copper Blacks etc. Then the large is for your bigger pure breeds. Everything from Orpington's to Brahmas
