Posts by 5Leepy!

Quote:Originally Posted by missred871 well I am naming my hen house "The Convent" and then my BO pen is "The love shack"LOVE IT!  I might have to steal it.

I wouldn't suggest a very large hole in the top, you don't want Mosquitos laying eggs in the water if you can help it. I drilled two very small holes in the top of mine and always close it completely. I also put frozen milk jugs in to...

I vote for grapefruit tree.

Hi Elmo,I don't suspect a problem but one of my Hens is sickly in some way and I thought I'd check her crop to make sure that wasn't it.  She eats constantly but is the thinnest of all my girls.  She's already been wormed...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cloverleaf Farm That's a behavior I've seen in certain lines of bantams, but not in large fowl.  BUT every time you take her out & put her back in, she will feel the need to reassert her...

I've read a lot of posts about chickens having issues and a ton of them talk about checking the chicken's crop to see if it's full, mushy, etc...  I've even read descriptions about where the crop is but I just can't seem to figure...

Wow! This thread is so long I don't have time to read all of it, sorry. I have a question about temperament, though. I bought a 1 year old along with two other hens a couple of months ago and Bunny, our only Ameraucana, is seriously...

Quote:Originally Posted by itsy Quote:Originally Posted by Rocky Top Chick I see a problem with the front doors, they look as if they can move enough for something to get in.  I would suggest closing up all the holes, no...

Quote:Originally Posted by edselpdx It's not like a pillow fight, my coop looks like a chicken exploded in it right now. Dear Artemis (BR, 20 months old) looks really terrible and mangy. Her partner in crime Demeter (BO, same age)...

Just wanted to share...http://www.healthybirds.umd.edu/Disease/Deworming%20Birds.pdfEdit... Another reference for dosages. See PGs 3 & 4. http://www.avian.uga.edu/documents/pip/2002/0402.pdf