http://forum.poultry.ie/categories/general-chicken-discussion/categories/general-chicken-discussion/p6/feed.rss Fri, 03 Nov 2017 02:07:59 +0000 General chicken discussion - Poultry Ireland en-CA http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1044/cockerel-or-not Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:23:53 +0000 septicsac 1044@/discussions Minorca - main candidate for suspicion
[attachment=2]chuck2 (Medium).jpg[/attachment]
Leghorn - again not sure
[attachment=1]chuck4 (Medium).jpg[/attachment]
Two together
[attachment=0]chucks1 (Medium).jpg[/attachment]

Were bought much younger than current age (suspect now are anything between 12/14 weeks), none laying yet, but some suspicious crowing noises in the am]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1039/please-help Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:13:39 +0000 newby 1039@/discussions went up to them yesterday morning and i will never forget the site that greated us. 8 of my hens, where all dead. 2 where missing 1 of the hens and 1 bantam. there were 2 bite marks on there necks. one of the hens was half way through the fence the rest that were there were just dead everywhere one in the coop and some under. what ever it was went up and got the last remaining bantam last nite. the cock and my 1 remaing hen are locked in the coop now until i can get up tommorrow and try and sort things out.
im wondering what the hell this was that attacked? and how can i protect them further. we are all so upset her as i said we had them named and they were so friendly kids and grand kids loved them. i know it was my fault that they wernt secured problem so what can i do know to protect my 2 i have left]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1043/help-re-possible-cock Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:33:41 +0000 septicsac 1043@/discussions The third was a maran and happy enough this is a chicken.
One,or possibly both the other 2 are starting to stop the baby tweeting and starting to sound like older chucks, though a tad too cockerel like for my liking
To my best knowledge they are all between 12/16 weeks old, none laying yet.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1037/rescue-hens-ireland Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:39:34 +0000 Kelpie 1037@/discussions http://www.facebook.com/RescueHensIrela ... ensIreland]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1000/free-range Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:08:36 +0000 hollygate 1000@/discussions I'm new to poultry and looking at buying a few bantams. I was wondering how long to keep them in their runs before giving them access to the yard/fields. Thanks in advance.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1028/i-d-like-to-keep-some-hens-but-i-have-a-problem Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:40:51 +0000 JohnGalway 1028@/discussions
I could be gone a day or two each week.

So how do I get around this and get to keep my hens, and keep them well and properly.

I am hesitant to ask others to help out, so for the moment lets rule that out, when I can I like to do things myself.

Planning to keep them on my farm, for eggs at first, but I'd like to get some broilers at some stage *licks lips*.

Suggestions please folks ]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1027/two-year-old-hens-need-a-new-home Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:07:24 +0000 martinmcn 1027@/discussions
Thanks]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1011/tips-for-building-chicken-coop Tue, 15 May 2012 12:17:39 +0000 BrandonP 1011@/discussions Looking forward to your advice!]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/1002/retirement-homes-for-laying-hens Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:16:50 +0000 Kelpie 1002@/discussions , rescued them from an unmentionable future . Would you like to do the same?
If there is enough interest out there I can rehome as many as I like. So, if you want fresh eggs in the mornings, let me know. These hens still lay just not every single day, and trust me, will bring hours of entertainment.
We are based near Tuam in Galway]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/960/how-to-care-for-chicken Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:29:22 +0000 bansal 960@/discussions -when they get ill, where am i ment to take them or do with them?
-where can i buy them from
-how many times a day do they eat ( are you ment to just throw their food on the ground and let them find it through the day or give them set feeding times and let them just forage when they want?)
- how much would it cost all together to buy them, their roost, feed........
if you can answer any of my questions you will help me a lot.
Thanks
http://www.lzxin.info/g.php]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/983/having-2-cockerels Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:01:59 +0000 marydyer01 983@/discussions
I am new to owning hens and a cockerel, i only have them 6 weeks.

I have 1 cockerel and 6 hens, the young cockerel has just started to crow this week and he has well and truly taken control of his girls and crows his little heart out for me now, its wonderful to hear him sing.

Thing is, my Husband is planning on getting his own hens and cockerel to cross breed for Broilers, (mine are for eggs only and the cockerel is company for the girls).

Should we house the cockerels separately or are they ok to be together? Will both cockerels crow or only the dominant one, I dont want my cockerel to stop crowing now he has started.

Mary]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/795/brand-new-chicken-owner Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:37:56 +0000 Margaret Chapman 795@/discussions ]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/811/what-breed-should-i-get Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:57:21 +0000 cheerupdothebest 811@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/984/myshall Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:18:38 +0000 tormeymark 984@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/963/new-hens-settling-in Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:20:13 +0000 tommydunne 963@/discussions
First post here so go easy on me

I bought my first 3 hybrid hens last night and am wondering about settling them in. I have them in an old outhouse which I have cleaned up and disinfected. I have some perching posts, a ladder up to their nesting boxes and a few other bits and pieces for them to play around with.

I checked them a couple of times this morning and they appear pretty nervous. 2 of them are perched up at the back of the nesting boxes and the other one seems to be standing guard on them. Just before I left them the one who was standing guard flew across the shed at me and flapped her wings, is she thinking that I'm going to harm her?

How long should it be before they settle in? Is there anything I can do to help them?

How long will it be before I can expect eggs? The breeder I got them from said that they were already laying.

Also, last question....I plan on keeping them inside until they are settled, their nesting boxes are open...is this Ok? Will they instinctively know where to nest? Should I try put them in their nests tonight?

Thanks ]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/959/how-to-care-for-chicken Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:22:30 +0000 biewaldao 959@/discussions -when they get ill, where am i ment to take them or do with them?
-where can i buy them from
-how many times a day do they eat ( are you ment to just throw their food on the ground and let them find it through the day or give them set feeding times and let them just forage when they want?)
- how much would it cost all together to buy them, their roost, feed........
if you can answer any of my questions you will help me a lot.
Thanks
http://www.lzxin.info/g.php]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/958/how-to-care-for-chicken Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:15:08 +0000 biewaldao 958@/discussions -when they get ill, where am i ment to take them or do with them?
-where can i buy them from
-how many times a day do they eat ( are you ment to just throw their food on the ground and let them find it through the day or give them set feeding times and let them just forage when they want?)
- how much would it cost all together to buy them, their roost, feed........
if you can answer any of my questions you will help me a lot.
Thanks
http://www.lzxin.info/g.php]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/957/looking-to-buy-day-old-chickens Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:46:57 +0000 tormeymark 957@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/955/laying-behaviour Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:01:24 +0000 wex_martron 955@/discussions I'd be grateful for some insight.
Thanks
M.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/894/watery-eyes-what-can-i-do Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:19:30 +0000 Brian 894@/discussions
Also a RIR has a 1 watery eye and has had this for sometime then she unfortunately got chased by my dogs and that eye has also swollen and she still eats and drinks normal but always has what looks like a layer of water on her eyes which is warm to touch.

and this morning 2 of my chicks who looked a bit quiet and to themselves last night were dead when i was letting them out.

i have swaped 2 hens and a cockerl lately but they came form a genuine person and the cock has very scaby and scaly feet and look very abnormal

i have about 50 hens and chicks also i have 10 ducks will they be of harm?]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/922/ah-chicken-site-or-sale-of-mobile-phones Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:25:54 +0000 cath 922@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/801/quiet-cock-bird Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:02:28 +0000 smithcity 801@/discussions About a year ago I moved house, from the countryside into a small town, and had to leave my chickens in the capable hands of my brother.

I am now in the process of building a small hen house with the intention of keeping 6 to 8 hens in my back garden.

Ideally I would like to include a cock bird in my little flock but I also do not want to drive my neighbours demented as he starts to crow in the morning.

Can anyone recommend a breed of cock that does not have a loud crow, or does not crow much?

I once owned a booted bantam, which did crow quite often but he lived in a large run at the end of a large garden and you really had to pay attention to hear him at all.

Preferably I would like a large breed but I will not include one in my flock if I can't identify one that will not annoy the neighbours.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/814/sheds-vs-hen-house Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:41:47 +0000 Sarah 814@/discussions
Sorry if this seems a really stupid question to experienced poultry people!]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/802/how-to-keep-dog-from-chickens Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:23:16 +0000 tormeymark 802@/discussions
Have a St Bernard lovely Dog ^months old and she the baby of the family now. She killed a browler on me and two ten week old RIR and today got at my two sussex they have a few skin tears but are alive and seem happy I prob wont be getting eggs for a while off them now.

What I looking for help in is anyone any ideas from keeping dog from birds. I have them in runs all the time but let each run out on different days . Its when there out she goes for them but it only when i not looking at her as she usually at the patio doors. But has to stop and don't want have build her a run to put in when birds are out but that might have to be the way.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/779/broilers Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:26:13 +0000 tormeymark 779@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/785/integrating-new-hens-with-old Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:59:12 +0000 my_dads_hens 785@/discussions I am posting on behalf of my Dad, who is in his 70's and is not online!

Anyway, he used to keep chickens years ago as a kid and decided to take it up again. he got 2 hens (unsure what breed) from a friend of a friend last year. One died and the other is still laying.

Last week he got 4 young rhode island red chicks (I think they are 8 weeks old, not laying yet anyway) Now the dilemna is how to integrate the new ones with the older hen. He said the older hen 'went mad' when the young chicks were put into the run with her. So he has seperated the older one and the young ones. He put the young ones into the hen house and run, and put the older one into an isolation area in another part of the garden. I thought this was unfair to the older hen, essentially he is evicting her for the newcomers, but any advice here is very welcome.

The other question I have is what he should be giving them in terms of supplements/dewormers etc. He is feeding them some corby rock chicken crumb at the moment, but he never treated the 2 older hens for worms or any other things they might have? Should he be doing this? Since the last time he kept chckens was back in the 1940's I am sure things have moved on since then!

many thanks in advance for any advice.

Anna.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/777/identification-and-advice Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:34:35 +0000 Dayglo 777@/discussions Also, I built a chicken run for them and they seem to like it. Is there a favoured type of ground or soil I should have. At the moment the run is built over top soil and fallen pine needles.

Actually, I haven't a clue here, any advice on the upkeep, care, feeding, health etc. etc. etc. would be greatly recieved.

Cheers guys,

Al.]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/762/automatic-chicken-coop-door Tue, 10 May 2011 10:56:06 +0000 Adriank81 762@/discussions http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/756/advise-please-again Mon, 02 May 2011 13:39:48 +0000 dee 756@/discussions i would really love to get a cuckoo maran but not sure if i have enough room in my ark
the guy who made it said it would fit 4 chickens its 6x4, i have 1 blackrock,1 bluebell and 2 bantams in it and they seem happy and have enough space but if i get 1 more chicken would it be a bit tight. im hoping to let them roam around the garden by day once we have it done and fenced off properly (major work going on at the moment ) but dont want to go 2 far and have them 2 crowded what do ye think??? would really really like a cuckoo maran also started feeding my chickens barley and now they wont eat the pellets at all only the barley is this ok????]]> http://forum.poultry.ie/discussion/764/new-cockeral Thu, 12 May 2011 22:20:20 +0000 liam30 764@/discussions i just purchased rir cock about 1year old, he gets on well with all my hens, but in the evening when all the hens go back into there coop he jumps the fence and climbs the nearest tree, is this just a habit i wont be able to change?? or does anyone have any ideas to stop this cause now hes crowing at 5.30 every morning but my wife does not think so.
thank you.]]>