My hen has grown spurs!

Is ginger turning cockrel on me? she has been one of my best layers for 12months
Ive had any amount of problems with the hens since i rehomed my cockrel 6mnth back .. feather pecking(which they stil do),vent pecking!red mite,lice,vent gleet,worms etc
And now this..not sure i can solve this problem thou

 

I don't keep hens but I have heard of this happening, I think there's a theory about hormones in the food.

 

Hens can very occassionally take on all the appearances of a cockerel and even start crowing but they are still female and can't fertilise eggs.

 

Well you are most certainly gaining "experience" at a super rate there, Joolz! I notice you haven't come across scaley leg ... yet

I'm in agreement with Scrungee

 

Thanks scrungee thats a relief x

I tell ya M its been hard going since i got them last summer,i neem oil their legs thou to prevent scaley leg mite,hens are not cheap pets if you dont have green acres for them to really free range on,i,ve even got a warren gone broody at the moment!
Will i have to trim gingers spurs if they get too long??
Shame they dont make HRT patches for hens

 

My Mabel is the same joolz,you ought to hear her trying to crowshe has a couple of practise crows and then goes for it but she's not very butch

 

I could do with a bit of HRT

 

I remember you posting that you thought you heard one of yours crow but i couldnt find the thread,ginger is(up to now) has always just been a noisey moaner,right annoying at times!
Loli(my head hen) passed on monday from heart failure i think,purple comb,took 2 days but i stayed with her so ginger has been moaning even more since then
No idea who head hen is now but they seem pretty chilled

 

Not sure it would sort your man boobs out zig

 

Awww that's a shame Joolz...RIP Loli chook

 

Poor Loli-Hen

 

Hi
Been thinking about getting a pup and chooks.
Too much together?.... We had a much loved sheepdog for 18 years before, so experienced with dogs, not with chooks though. Thought it may be good to get them together to get used to one another in a new environment at the same time. Planning for next spring.
Would I need to go on a hen keeping course before owning hens?
There are bold foxes about locally, which is making henkeeping a bit of a sticky to get past OH ..... Are Egloo systems or similar enough to keep the hens safe?
Sorry for going a bit off piste!
Thanks

 

I have no idea on Egloo safety from foxes for hens Adendoll sorry,i cant see any issues with you getting a puppy and chooks at the same time,i have cats and they seem ok.
''M' might be able to advise on pups n chooks