Posts by Carolyn227

Our neighbor's hens stopped laying and we wanted to cut down the number of hens in our flock, so we sold him 3 hens- one RIR, one EE and one Buff.  My younger daughter was in the bath at the time and we gathered the hens....

I just gave her some yogurt and she is eating the heck out of it.  I'll stop by the feed store sometime soon to see about some kelp or other supplements.  Thanks!

I just got a new hen from my brother-in-law 2 weeks ago.  She was a witness to predator attacks (the other hen and chick got mutilated during the attacks, and in order to protect her BIL gave her to us) and as of yet hasn't laid...

I looked on that page and found the technical term for what her eggs usually look like- sandpaper or rough shells.  Should I take her in to the vet, cull her, or just deal with her eggs? She's been laying for about 9 months or so....

My easter egger has been laying very weak shelled eggs.  They usually have chunks of the shell material on the outside of the egg.  She gets supplements of oyster shell and free ranges and has access to plenty of food and...

My BIL dropped off his last remaining hen yesterday.  He's been having predator issues and they decided to rehome rather than to  risk another attack.  She's a sexlink and she's really docile and pretty. She's secluded...

Haha, the one chick who does this is an EE!  DH will be building a bigger coop this summer and maybe she'll have to have her own "apartment" in the coop.

My chicks are, well I'm not exactly sure how old they are.  Maybe 12ish weeks or so?  Anyway, I've been letting them free range during the day and I lock them up at night.  I've noticed that one of the pullets ends up...

Chicks are outside.  Low is mid-40s tonight.  They have a heat lamp on them in their little house.  Slight drizzle.  They should be pretty well protected, but the area is not free from drafts.  Should I keep...

I got a bunch of chicks including two cornish, but one of them didn't make it.  Anyway, the other one is about 4 or 5 weeks old now and has a rather large breast area (which is obviously why it is a meat bird!).  Anyway, I...