We have Duke the Americana Rooster (he looked like he came from fight club when we got him. He was a stray that showed up at a friends farm, and she didn't have room for him.)
Then there is Duchess RIR hen, after all doesn't a Duke need his Duchess?
Then we have Jelly, and Bean. Both RIR...
He doesn't have a nail on the claw. Actually he doesn't have a nail on either of his claws.
The black is a scab. I was able to clean it, and there was a wound under it, I have soaked it in Epsom salts, then bandaged it with antibacterial ointment.
Right now it's looking better, but the swelling...
Well folks between the hens, not laying where they are supposed to, and coop issues my roo decided to add limping to the mess.
He is a large Americana (very handsome) and was a stray when he came to us. We've had him about 2-3 years now. Anyway he has been limping for the past week. I did not...
They're not wanting to go into the coop, at all, even though their food, and water is in there. I hate to keep them in the coop all the time, but I'm wondering if that is what I need to do.
I think the silky that got hurt, might have been picked off by some kind of wild life. She disappeared the...
When all this started 2 weeks ago, one of the silkes did get hurt (not badly) but the flock still went into the coop at the time. This not going in has started this past Friday. We did move them back into the coop on Fri. and yesterday, we were out of town on Sat. and I didn't want the petsitter...
A couple of weeks ago, something got into the coop. We never could figure out what it was. Anyway the chickens have decided that the coop is not a good place to be. My husband checked it for holes, and easy/hard accesses, and fixed the holes he could find. But, the flock is still not wanting to...