Recent content by ferngullyfarm

Thank you so much for all of the links, they’ve been very helpful! From the links listed above & articles I’ve found myself, the studies seem limited, but positive. I’m no vet, but since it’s all I had & I could find no negative information, I went ahead & mixed a small dose in a gallon of...

Found an unopened bottle of this! Would this work? Google is unclear in regards to chickens lol

I actually happen to have some Hibiclens! Wow, I didn’t even think of that & didn’t recognize its other title. She’s resting now, but she did manage to get out of her baby onesie. I have her in my garage; hopefully, a stray fly hasn’t made its way in, but we put fly traps up just in case! I...

She’s in her baby onesie now, thank you for that advice! She wouldn’t leave the wound alone. It’s definitely starting to get infected, so I’m sure it’s bothering her. I applied some neosporin & im hunting for antibiotics now!

Thank you for your response! I sprayed her with an organic antifungal/antibacterial & put some blue HenHealth on her, but I don’t have any oral antibiotics. She’s eating & drinking normally as of now, & she refuses to let me isolate her (her bestie was missing until this morning, so she was...

A possum got into our coop tonight before we were able to close up the girls. One hen is still missing & my 1 yr old Black Copper Maran, Henrietta, is pretty badly injured. The wound is at least a few inches long, & it seems like it only removed the skin from her muscles? If that makes sense...

For future reference, since I can’t find the info online, what coloration are the hens of this breed? I desperately want some blue eggs to finish out my rainbow eggs!

So is there any hope that maaaaaybe these are hens with really red combs?🤣

Dangit, I thought so! I was hoping for all hens. May I ask, what was it that proves rooster? The very red combs or other features?

Hi there! About 6 weeks ago, I bought some chicks from Tractor Supply that were sold as Prairie Bluebell Eggers. They were straight runs, so I thought I could just google the info to determine which chick would be a hen or a roo, but apparently this is a relatively new breed? I couldn’t find a...