Suburbhen - A Hen in the City

 Elderly Hen - saying goodbye Our beautiful brown red Pekin hen Selene has not recovered from her winter moult this spring. Usual...

Do NOT allow your chicken to watch 'Escape to the Country' Enjoying a night in with Wyandotte Bantam hen Rosie, we were watching a...

Preventative Care of ILT in Chickens Off to the Vet today to get a symptom of ILT treated in our beautiful, white, Wyandotte bantam hen Ro...

Farewell Amelia So it's been 3 weeks.  Respiratory infection in chickens is a nasty business.  I don't know if I would do the same...

Amelia Update Picked up Amelia yesterday afternoon.  The Vet described a lump of infectious material, over an ulcer on her larynx about 1c...

Amelia Update Spoken to Veterinary staff who have Amelia and she is feeling much more comfortable today.  She is not 'out of the woods...

Amelia Update Amelia's respiratory infection has gone downhill very quickly in the last week.  Amelia went broody and took to her next...

December 1st is a big day for a little hen.  Today Alice officially enters the world of the Commemorative Wedding Chicken.   We bought Ali...

I don't actually understand completely how anyone could not love my chickens.  I intellectually 'get it' but I'm still ...

It's in fact a beautiful day to celebrate a wedding with a pair of gorgeous, white, Wyandotte bantam hens.  Rosa and Amelia take front...

It has been two weeks since Amelia started taking her long course of general antibacterial medication.  It was a slow start and I wasn't...

The brown red Pekin bantam is not a colour I have come across often in Perth.  It is characterised by a stunning golden and black pattern on...

Chronic respiratory infection in chickens seems to be the result of a less than optimal start in life.  Minimal shelter from cold conditions...

Celebrating Ruby   Today would have been the 4th birthday of Ruby, our gorgeous, black, Pekin bantam hen.  Ruby passed away 11 days ago ...