Posts by grammaC

My hard-luck chicken, Dorothy, has been a bit lethargic, not eating, and her comb is starting to turn dark on the tips. Last Fall she was caught by a dog, but I was able to nurse her back to health, although she has a large area from a...

Quote: Originally Posted by howfunkyisurchicken  I've gotten fart eggs from my regular layers (and soft shelled eggs, wrinkly eggs and all kinds of other weird stuff). I figure its just a glitch in the egg laying machine....

Quote: Originally Posted by hokankai  Sevin dust has nipped my lice and mite problems in the bud. I just fill a piece of panty hose with it, tie the end, and use it like a powder poof on the bird. Redusted in a week,...

Missnu01: Aren't you concerned about the chickens eating the asphalt particles?

How do you keep track of who has been dusted and who hasn't?

I have 10 RIRs and 9 SLWs. All but one of the Wyandottes have picked their feathers around the oil gland. One of them now has a naked & red bum as well. I've read all about lice, but I can't see any, even at night. A couple of them...

I wanted to see the necropsy photos (in case I need to do one), but it says they were moved deleted...can you tell me where they are located now?

I started with 21 chicks (10 RIR and 11 SLW). One of the chicks was smothered at around 3 weeks old. Okay, that happens. The other 20 all matured (I received them in April) and started laying eggs. At 8 months old, everything was going...

I had the same thing happen. My girl's bruises were all kinds of colors, and some of them are still fading after more than a month. Also, her feathers took a while to grow back, and not all of them did. I would wait a while and see if...

Dare I ask how you "open up" the crop??