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by doug
Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:22 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Chicken advice please
Replies: 10
Views: 3427

My hens are free range, but I get them up each morning with a hanfull of corn each just scattered on the ground in the enclosure, and put them back into the run each evening with a few handfuls of mixed boiled macaroni/rice/bread/carrot/barley and anything else left over, scattered again. They love ...
by doug
Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:59 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: A broody hen
Replies: 0
Views: 796

A broody hen

Wonder if someone can help? I'm new to this site, and relatively new to keeping hens. I have three (all good layers). I got a cockerel for my girls 11 days ago and 4 days ago, the smallest one went broody. Problem is, whilst there are 4 boxes, they all three used to lay in the same one (with the lag...