Posts by BirdyMe

Oh, so cute!! Congrats! :)

I did find where he's bringing the birds to yesterday! My coop is about 20 feet from my driveway- cross the driveway, go down a hill about 50 feet into a small creek, go another 10 feet into the woods, and there piles of feathers...

Man, I would love to do some fencing. That would be the best bet, I think, for us, but unfortunately we can't afford it, and we don't have the time to put it up.   And we did try leg traps once, but we had to catch our barn cats-...

Every May, I have this huge fox raid. There's a den of them somewhere around here....apparently the fox pups were all born this week, because I'm losing chickens like crazy, and I've seen the fox twice with birds in his mouth. I just...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nsampsel  I could be an itchy attack & she just can't figure out where to itch with all the bandages...LOL I sure do hope that's what it is! :)

This is my first go round at incubating eggs myself (I've always done broody hens in the past). I've got some peafowl eggs in the bator, and I'm getting ready to stick in some EE, RIR, Brahma, and Barred Rock eggs tomorrow. And,...

Quote: Originally Posted by sundancenbare  Don't put Aloe vera on and see what happend.  She may be sensative to it   I've stopped using it on her....she's still been doing it though. :( Not as much...

Oh wow, I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner! I'm dealing with the same situation right now ( http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/665839/graphic-picture-massive-wound-on-chick-any-ideas ). It looks like you're doing great with her! I...

My flock once got a hold of a styrofoam cooler that had blown out of the burn barrel, and when I found them, they had eaten almost everything but the lid! Little brats. x) But mine were always fine. :)

Okay, new problem. Her wound is healing up wonderfully! I think the oils have really helped especially! But the other night, we put aloe vera on her, and she's been acting really weird ever since. I don't know if she managed to ingest...