Posts by NCgirl21

Thank you for explaining how you know the difference.  I was trying to find pictures to figure out the difference and couldn't find any.  I don't mind having EE's, but I feel that they should be sold as what they...

Huh? Wonder how Tractor Supply gets away with selling these as something they aren't.  Doesn't seem right!  How can you tell they are not Ameracaunas and are EEs?  Thanks for the advice!

We bought these at Tractor Supply yesterday.  They are Ameracauna's, but can anybody narrow down what TYPE of Ameracuana they are?  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!!

Thank you all so so much for your responses. We think it was dehydration. We brought her to the house that morning and kept her in a dog carrier with access to food and water. She drank a ton all day! By that night we put her back in...

Hi everyone,   I think my girl has an impacted crop (I've been torn between egg bound, impacted crop, and sour crop). I felt for an egg and I don't feel anything hard between her legs. I also don't smell an odor indicating...

OP: Did she end up getting better? How were you sure the problem was egg bound? I have a hen who might be going through the same thing but I'm just not sure and I don't want to treat her for something she doesn't have and...

I've been reading a lot about this today because I think my chicken might have the same problem. What are some of your hen's symptoms? Are you sure it's egg bound? (I'm only ask because, as I said, I'm going through the same...

On Wednesday, we brought our bantam "Cubby" (7 months old) to the house because the fluff below her vent was caked up in poop to the point that the eggs were gross and we cleaned her off. She was completely dry when we put her...

Quote:Originally Posted by thebanthams When you have two roosters together, they get very aggresive.  They are trying to mate  the hen and it does gets ugly.  you need to seperate the roosters,  or it will get worst. Do you think if...

I have 4 silkies, 2 of which are roosters, and 5 bantams. They've all been raised since they were a few days old and now they are 6.5 months old. One of our hens ("Mama") was the first one to start laying a month ago and she layed every...