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Ok, we put some lubricating drops in Josephine's eye and some of that Systhane eye lubricant gel that I got for my own dry eyes awhile back. It seems she just has something in her eye, and the head shaking appears to be due to the eye either just bothering her or maybe itching. She's clean. No...

I will try to get pics and video tonight. I'm at work now. Thanks!!

Hi guys! I was hoping somebody might be able to tell me what's wrong with one of my girls. One of my Golden laced Wyandottes, Josephine (yr and a half old), has been having some sort of problem with her left eye for a couple of weeks now. It started with her just closing it off and on. Over time...

Well, sad to say, but we re-homed my boy last night. The no-crow collar didn't work. He still managed to crow his little butt off!! We miss him already tho. He was a sweet bird. The younger girls seem to miss him too. They were hanging out in the coop after breakfast, kinda like they were...

My first two EE girls began laying about 21-22 weeks if I recall correctly. They aren't the most consistent layers of my bunch of ladies. Some days I get one, or none. Not that often get both of them droppin' one the same day. I have a new girl that's about 17weeks old now, and she's pretty...

Wow! EIGHT weeks?? My boy is 16weeks old and I never heard sounds like that til now. And yes, that definitely sounds like your bird is trying to crow!! As for my Desi, I just made him a "no-crow" collar and will have to wait til this evening to get my husband to help me put it on him. This...

Well, I'm certainly no expert, but I'm thinking rooster. Only because I have two 15 week old SLWs and their combs were not that bright a red at that age, and the wattles were barely even showing. They're quickly maturing now tho. I'm sure mine are girls!! I dunno... give it a few more weeks...

I would not fault the puppy. She was just doing what's in her nature. Just keep your other precious ladies safe in their enclosure and resign yourself to the fact that they can't be let out. We have a good-sized run for our chickens. It's 8'x24' with a 4'x5' walk-in coop towards one end, and we...

Thanks you guys! Well... it's official... he did his first crow this morning. It was funny. It was kind of a wimpy crow and then a bunch of weird sounds like he freaked himself out and was trying to do it again. Now I gotta see if the guy who took my silkies can take him too. He lives out of...

Yeah, I knew you guys were gonna tell me that! LOL Oh well, I'll keep him til he starts crowing. Then I gotta find him a good home! Dangit.

I'm on my second batch of chickies. Last yr started with 8; this yr got 6 more. This is one of my new Easter Eggers. The other one I know is a female. This lovely bird is a good bit larger, but is the same age, approximately 16 weeks old. The comb developed fairly early, and is already pretty...

OMG! Teila you're cracking me up!! An egg stuck to a chicken's butt! LOL I haven't seen that yet, but boy would that be funny! Ok... we made two nesting box sections for either side of the coop, 6ft long open trays divided into 6 1ftx1ft sections. From the beginning they've mostly used the...

Well, that kinda makes sense I guess. But these are not thin shells! They haven't had thin shells since they first started laying in August. In fact, some of them are a little tough and don't crack easily. And I do give my girls their own eggshells. I crush them up into medium-fine particles and...

Went out after work to give the girls their evening cukes and collect eggs. Found three eggs in one nesting box and a shell in one box that they never use. The shell was pecked open and totally empty of liquid. Two days ago, I found an egg in one of the boxes they don't usually use and it was...