Posts by janelle18

I have new chicks that I want to move to my brooder that previously held other chicks and some grown birds when space was needed. The brooder has a wire bottom, which means that it is difficult to clean since some of the poop doesnt...

I find bully hens are really hard to re-introduce. The other birds sense the weakness and are mean to them. The bully birds usually don't 'fight back' which means they just get hurt. I had one hen and this was the case with her, she...

yes, they should have a heat lamp so that the temp is approx 90-95, it can decrease by 5 degrees each week as they feather out

Blue Kote is really handy for these kind of injuries. I had it for my horses, but use it for my chickens all the time now. I spray it on my barred rocks who feather pic of their naked area's and it seems to make it less attractive (...

I had a batch of chicks before and some were very violent with others pecking at the eyes so much that they would be swollen shut. The best way that we dealt with them was by tossing the "bully" chicks into a pen with chicks that were...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mahonri  I've had 5 golf balls in one nest for over a week now.   FINALLY!  I have a broody... but not my Icelandic, "Cloud"... it's Olive, my Blue Copper Olive...

Quote: Originally Posted by RedIII    I have three pullets and two cockerels, but the access that my boys have to them is limited, and it is always while mixed with the rest of the flock (about ten more...

how many icelandic hens do you have per roo. I know they can handle 8-10, but I only have 3 hens to my one roo and thier poor backs are naked. I tried to put a saddle on put the hen was pulling it off in no time. Is there any thing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Happy Chooks  And that's why I bought the Brinsea Spot Check thermometer.  Accurate to .1 degree. ill look into it!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChooksChick    This is a constant problem. It can be that one of them is wrong. I could be that the one you've used before has a cardboard backing that has swollen due to...