Posts by adoptedbyachicken

One chicken diaper post is herehttp://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18446Use the search function you will find lots of them.

At that age eggbound or internal laying is suspect but I agree with having a necropsy done especially if any others die.  One in a flock is almost expected as they mature.  If you want to do a quick check necropsy yourself...

While they are closely related they are seperate breeds for many years now.  Aussies were developed off of Orpingtons imported to Austrailia many years ago, and they crossed them with some better layers to get the egg production the...

I goes to -35 here and I don't provide my chickens with heat, just shelter thay can go into to warm up.  They have the whole horse barn to be in for the winter so lots of room to run about a peck at stuff.  For the nights they...

There are chicken diapers, and many use them so they can have house chickens.  Google it, or search here for a pattern to make your own.  Also google flight suits, companies make them for every type of pet bird so they can be...

Is it this stuff you bought?http://www.y-tex.com/coraldust.htmlIf so no, that is not for use on chickens, it's an organophospate so it can't be anywhere near any food at all, like eggs or even your nesting material much less the hen...

What is the active ingredient?  Somewhere a drug or insecticide should be listed and the % it is present.Also are your hens just molting?  Look around the vent for lice and mites, and under the wings in that natural bald...

Yes that is scaly leg mites and it looks like their might be a bit of secondary infection on the second one.  Tea Tree Oil will help deal with that as well as prevent a reinfestation with eggs hatching out.It's common to think that...

I did a crop surgery on a impacted crop in a hen too, years ago, I took lots of pictures and posted them at the original BYC but they were lost in the big crash there.  It's too bad since they were not saved at home anymore so I...

Any cat that thinks it will have fresh chicken for afternoon snack will get a life lesson from a full grown chicken.  Yes a lone chicken or a young pullet or cockeral might get taken but a flock of chickens will band together while...