I don't think its scaly leg mites. She just doesn't have any scales, I think.I didn't see any mites under her scales or anything. Mabye I'm wrong. But I really appreciate the feedback!
My light brahma hen, Booker has lost so many feathers that in some parts of her plucked feathers, like her feet, have even lost her scales. It worries me so much, and I don't even know what happend. Here's some photos:
She lost all these feathers about a week or two ago, and I don't know...
Two of my chickens out of four are getting dusty and gray. They're light brahmas. And thier feathers are supposed to be WHITE.
Now I'd say they're gray or brown chickens if you ask me.I'm not saying they're super dirty. Buuut I'd like their feathers to be pure white and soft, just like they used...
How to stop hens from eating thier own eggs. My chickens accidently broke thier eggs and they were curious, so they nippled at it and they thought it was tasty. So they kept eating raw eggs on and on and on until I grew tired about it. My friend told me this.
1. Poke a hole in one of your hens...
Thanks, I forgot to mention that Tiny will only be broody for a period of time. She will sit on an egg for 30 minutes, and then walk away. I wonder why. She still doesn't want anything to touch her egg even after she's left. Also, ( I know this is off topic ) Tiny just got a scrape on the tip...
Today, Tiny, my 8 to 9 month old pullet went into the hen house. So did her sibling, Naughty. Tiny started screaming "BOK-BOK-BOK-B'GAWK! BOK-BOK-BOK B-GAWK!" I knew what that ment. She was going to lay an egg or sit on one. She sat down, and then her sibling left the hen house to go look for...
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Nope, she doesn't get picked on very much, but the others sometimes get upset about her and peck her sometimes. But its no big deal. Thanks for your help! My chickens have space for at least 7 chickens. Thier space is rather big. They have a 2 henhouses, one is small (where they...
I have a black hen that has silky feathers that shine in the sunlight. Her name is Naughty. By the way, she is very naughty. I guess thats just her chickenality??? Also, she has red cheeks and has a bright orange - red outline of her breast feathers, Here's her picture.
She's adorable in my...
Sorry if this is the wrong category. But anyways, I have a question. I believe that my chickens are treated like wonderful pets just like any other dog or cat including you guys who do a great job of taking care of chickens. I wanted to know (just for fun) how many chickens are in the world that...