Posts by The Chickens' Maid

Hi, I'm new!Just wondering, does anyone know of a way to get rid of mice in a chicken coop?  We can't use traps, usual or live.  We can't use poison because the chickens do occasionally catch and try to eat critters around...

Thanks a lot for the replies!Spok's doing much better, the swelling in his toe has gone down.  The toe is bending easier and it is not as warm.  We are still cleaning his legs with salt water and bandaging the toe.  We've...

Hi!  I'm new here.We've just started letting our silkie hatch out some eggs.  But, just so we're prepared, I was wondering what exactly to feed chicks.  I know there is feed that you can buy, but is there a feed that is...

Hello!  I'm new here.Just got the go ahead to hatch out some eggs!  We're going to be hatching our silkie's (Chippy's) eggs!  She's broody now (Yahoo!), but she was stubborn!  Little bugger.

Here's an update on the rooster's foot: the tip of the toe (the nail and the toe surrounding it) came off.  It looked like it was going to come off for about a day or so; it was hanging by a thread.  Nothing cut it off or...

Here are the pictures; sorry I'm late with them.

Thanks for responding!  The fluid is clear, and the foot was normal color.  He was moderately sensitive about it, but not very much.However, just this evening it came off.  Disgusting!  It was a little bloody, but it...

Hi, I'm new here.  My rooster, Spok, has had an odd shell sort of thing on the tip of his toe for a while now.  It's been the same size, but it has caused a pocket of fluid just above it on the toe to appear twice.  It...

Hello, everyone!I'm new to BYC, but I've read posts in the forum for a while.  We've had chickens for a few years now; BYC's always been the best place to go to for health issues and chicken stories!