Posts by AllCoop'dUp

Stopped in at my favorite family feed store: Country Farms & Ranch Supplies, Inc. in Creswell/Walker/Saginaw/Cottage Grove area and found out they are having a Poultry swap/etc on Saturday, June 8th. All the details are listed on...

Was given 3 hens/2 roosters and while I'm pretty sure one of the hens is a light Brahma, I'm guessing at the others. I'm thinking Light Brahma Rooster, Nankin Rooster, Showgirl, I'm not sure what the black hen with the red/orange...

From your replies, I'm thinking I did not communicate effectively. The run is surrounded by 3 layers of fencing all tacked to the same 8ft tall 6" round posts. The outer layer is the 8ft deer fencing, middle layer is the 8ft woven wire...

Poultry Run has 3 layers fencing 8ft tall garden fencing, 4 feet tall pountry fencing and 8ft tall deer fencing. Tues. Morning feeding - 2 - 4wk magpie ducklings dead another 1 missing. Bite marks their bills, no body bites. Led me to...

Thank you all for your posts. I will put her to rest this evening.

I just posted on similar issue, but have not culled. I certainly don't want the hen in pain and will cull if necessary.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. I searched to see if anyone had encountered this issue, but couldn't find an instanced where the hen was filled with urine and not a busted egg.   1) What type of bird , age and weight...

Good news...baby is doing so much better today. Head is up and very alert. Baby has managed to get one leg under and is getting around with a slight limp. I tried to tape the legs together (hobble), but the vet wrap was a slight...

Chicken hen successfully hatched 9 out of 12 duck eggs. One duckling has both splayed legs and a very weak droopy neck. I can tape up the legs, but then the ducky is flat out on it's belly with both legs behind it. Is drinking when...

I realize that the OP is over a year old, but I was so interested in what was said I wanted to share my experience to see if anyone would respond. I have a nearly 11 month old GP. He has totally ignored the chickens, even newly hatched...