Recent content by ChilinwithPeeps

My stupid chicken just ate a nerf dart. Did your chicken pass the dart whole or did it grind up in the gizzard?

I just wanted to add, I have a Freedom Ranger hen, Ginger, she is 3 years old this spring. She has stopped laying since last fall, but was a frequent layer till then. She is also a pet. She is funny, comical and loves to be by her peeps. She is a huge lap sitter, and will peck your leg lightly...

I tried to post this earlier, but it wouldn't post. Hi Mrs. Brooke, Ginger was tested for Coccidiosis and it was negative. I had a small fecal smear done on her to rule out worms and coccidiosis. She is drinking water regularly. She will not eat her egg laying food from Walmart. Which makes me...

She's still the same, not eating very much and pooping very little. Lots of white in her poo, little bit of bright green. Watery.

I'm sorry for not responding earlier. I had to leave for a week and had a chicken sitter watch over her. She isn't a big layer anymore and she was healthy and recovered for a week while I was gone. I stuck her in the tractor again only once. The ground is moss, a bit of grass and very little...

I need some help. This is the second time that I've had a 2-3 yr old hen get sick this way. She is lethargic, tail half way down, puffed up a bit, loss of appetite, and the key symptom to both hens is drinking a lot of water. So much that when both were picked up, they puked water on me. A year...

Did the seven dust work or diatomaceous work?

Did you ever really find out what caused that hens red butt and thinning feathers? I've had a hen with the same issue for 6 months and I've cleaned everything with bleach and gave her a dust bath in food grade Datamations earth. What happen to the hen? Please let me know?