Recent content by bjwil

Yes, pics, please.

Please excuse me for plugging my question in here. I don’t know how else to post it. I’ll ask it and then perhaps someone would give me guidance. I am putting it here because it goes along the lines of introducing different age chicks. I got two chicks three days ago. They started out well, but...

Thanks, Mrs. K. I see some hope here for my little flock. Thanks very much😘

My young hen, about a year and a half old, is not allowed by the others to roost. She spends her nights on the floor. I put her on the roost but she ends up back on the floor. They also peck her head when she tries to eat. I finally started letting her out to eat first then open the coop for...

1. They mix fine with the existing older hens but will not voluntarily go into the coop to roost. I have to catch them and put them in the coop. Below freezing temps coming our way with deep snow so how do I help them figure this out? They've all been free range till this week; I've kept...

One of my hens has a pretty severe case of scaly leg, the first I've ever seen. Questions: 1. Where do these mites come from and will treating her and disinfecting the coop get rid of them? 2. Can I treat this or does she need to see the vet? 3. Do the other birds need to be treated as...

I'd like to get some thoughts on how to keep moisture out of my chicken feed. Currently I store it in 5 gal. food storage buckets with Gamma screw on lids. During dry weather I can keep the buckets in the coop but once the weather is consistently wet, the feed will often mold soloist year I...

Really? That's disappointing; it's someone I've known for a long time. But, moving forward, I'll watch him for awhile and see how he does. He's afraid of everything except Lucy. I'm hoping that will change when the bully (my other rooster) leaves which should be soon. In the meantime, he's...

The red one is Lucy. At least I don't have to change her name. :rolleyes:

Did you catch the photo of the other one. I posted it this morning but just realized I didn't post it as a response to you. I'm such a techie (not!)

Thank you! Now I can move on with my life :wee

my other roo, currently on death row, attacked this one pretty badly a couple of months ago so s/he has been a house chook while s/he healed. S/he is back in the flock now and the hens tolerate her/him pretty at this point. Lancelot goes after her/him when he can but avoids the hens. I don’t see...

I was given this young bird by a local person who’s been raising chickens for several years, along with another, and told both are pullets. But this Little dude’s tail is becoming longer and more arched by the day and I’m beginning to wonder if Guinevere is really Lancelot. S/he goes after...

She's taken over my bedroom so I'm thinking there's hope :)

Yep, she flounces around here like she owns the place! I wish they made Pampers for chickens.