Posts by MaineChick

Thanks all, for your replies. The leg is beginning to carry a little heat as well so I'm sure antibiotics would be a good idea. Is there something that I can purchase at the feed store, or do I need to get it from a veterinarian?I've...

This poor hen, a 2 or 3 year old Buff Orpington, was nearly taken by the coyote that's been helping himself to my chickens for the past few months. My husband heard the noise and went out with a shotgun, but the coyote took off before he...

Stew pot, sorry. Especially as he is still quite young and being a stinker already.My first roo was a doll until he was about a year, then he got nasty. Would run at my husband trying to spur him. Would try me, too, but I used all the...

One of my Buff Orps went broody. I was ecstatic and hoping for a nice roo as I had recently lost half the flock, including my beloved roo Big Bird, to a predator. It was borderline for the eggs to still be fertile (he was my only roo)...

Sounds like a normal broody to me. Are you going to let her set and hatch the eggs? If so, I'd leave her be. Keep an eye out to make sure she's getting off the nest to poop and stretch her legs, but she may only do this for a few minutes...

THanks - He's not moving around much - not sure if it's that he's lethargic, or simply frightened to move with the resulting disorientation. Does that still sound like vitamin deficiency?

1) What type of bird , age and weight.Big Bird is a 3 year old Buff Orpington. He's a big bird, his offspring at 8 months old were 5-6 pounds dressed - he's 1/2 again bigger than they were. Maybe 9 or 10 pounds?2) What is the behavior,...

I think you'll have to wait and see. It depends on the individuals and the flock dynamics. I've had one roo for almost 2 years that is a perfect gentleman, very good with the girls, not rough with mating, and he woos them and protects...

Central Maine here - snow's past my hips everywhere we haven't had the snowblower. No one's going anywhere else unless they have snow shoes! The chickens quite like the paths around the house that my husband has made - we even shoveled a...

Thanks for the comments - I'll see what happens!