Posts by pattycake

Quote:Originally Posted by MiniBeesKnees It was cold and she squeezed too hard towards the end. 

Anyone know what's up with these eggs?  The ones on the right are weirdly pointy, so that I can't even come close to shutting the egg carton: (eggs on left are for comparison!)I guess I've gotten these on and off during the three...

I agree with the person above, and that it's probably a bloody comb rather than any connection to the bloody eggs. Someone got bitten on the comb, then went to lay her egg, and every time she turned around in the nest it got all over the...

Could she just be moulting?  It's that time of year...  otherwise, I'd suspect the other hens of plucking, and possibly eating, her feathers.

I wouldn't freak out yet, but I would go ahead and treat them for coccidiosis -- that's the usual suspect with bloody poop --, and, why not, for worms too, since they've been in contact with a sick rooster. They're not laying yet, so...

I've had chickens for a couple of years and have had very little illness or trouble of any kind until now. Earlier this summer I noticed one of my Jersey Giant hens (2 years old) seemed to be losing her usual chickeny enthusiasm: Instead...

I've come to believe it's unavoidable. Some chickens just get bald backs -- when they molt, their feathers grow back. You can try giving them aprons -- mine just pulled them off -- and giving them protein and black oil sunflower (seems...

Thanks for all the kind responses. I feel terrible that I left it as long as I did, and that she suffered, but I won't let that happen again. When we take chickens into our lives, we're responsible for them.It's really hard, but chickens...

She had been feeling poorly for some time. She had a messy bottom and was lingering in the henhouse when everyone else was out in the run. Her tail feathers were fluffed up. I separated her, fed her via dropper, and after a couple days...

I do -- wood chip mulch.  They love scratching through it, and the poop just mysteriously disappears beneath it! I also add whatever I have: grass clippings, straw, leaves, etc. It all just *poof* disappears beneath the wood chips!