Recent content by eimearodowd

I'm sorry for your loss

Poor baby :( I have no idea what's going on, sorry.

From our experience, the chicks seem to be "traumatized" when we get them. Little kids have been picking them up all week and playing around with them, which exposes them to sicknesses that could easily be spread. They don't seem to form a liking towards people at all, no matter how much...

I'm hoping to show some chickens in 4H, but there's one problem; I don't know how!! What are some things that I need to do, and how would one go about doing those things? What specific qualities do my hens (I can't have roosters) need to have? How would I present them to the judge? I have 2...

My Little Kahuna

I might add this to my coop in the winter, it seems helpful!

That's good. The TSC chicks can be a little problematic. If you're getting them from a different place then you shouldn't really have a problem :) Constant handling and a good environment will really establish how your chicks will end up after you get home.

I wish I could get a rooster, but I'm not allowed . Secretly hoping that they sex one of our pullets wrong and I get to keep the little guy.

My hen Spots enjoys attacking me without warning. Out of the blue, she runs out of the coop into the run and comes after me.

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May just be an odd egg :) It happens every once in awhile. It shouldn't be an issue unless it keeps happening.

How old is she? She may be squatting and ready to lay. If that isn't possible, the staining could be caused by diarrhea, I would check for worms, and make sure that she's eating properly. The best thing to do now would just be to separate her, and see how it progresses,

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Silver Spangled Hamburg :) She does have a darker neck than most Hamburgs though. It's so pretty!