Posts by DangerChickenHouse

I have never heard of whip worms until my 13 and 11 year old dogs became infested. I have no idea where they could have gotten them unless it was from eating chicken poop. I have never wormed my chickens. Should I?

Quote: Originally Posted by AZ_HenHouse  I have one like that too.  When she first started laying I think it lasted a week before she went broody.  I was lucky with her first group in that she babied them...

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That's a crazy egg! I hope you get answers!

Mine is a broody BO too! And she is all puffed up!    She is missing out on yard fun! And, freaking me out about my eggs. I don't want to eat an egg that has been over 100 degrees all day. I'm throwing them out. 

My broody hen has been sitting on unfertilized eggs for almost a week. I kicked her out of the coop today and locked her out of the run. She was forced to free range with her friends. She went straight to a dust bath and played in the...

I just saw this on Craig's List. Great idea! I like my hen house and run better...but, if I had more room in the run, I'd consider adding a barrel.    http://charlotte.craigslist.org/grq/3028268068.html

I've been putting them in a pet carrier and sitting them in the run of the coop at night. I'm nervous about putting them in the coop at night, but I'll try it tonight. 

Should I put her in before or after it's dark and they are sleeping?

Long story short:   My 3 girls were fine and happy. I hatched two eggs and kept the two chicks in a brooder. One day, my dog killed one of them. So, I had one very lonely chick and I ran out and got a Silkie best friend for...