Recent content by lakebound

Well whatever it is, that sure does stink! I hope it wasn't your neighbor.... So sorry for your loss. Please let us know what the vet finds out please

How big do you build your nesting boxes?

I have one who does this lol we call her the informant! I love my 9

Holy cow!!!! I just posted about this a few days ago! My baby chicks and baby guineas are being raised together! One of my baby roosters tried to mate with my Guinea! I guess this answers my questions how crazy.... I guess I need to do some separating, but they all free range together (insert...

Southern Indiana

Mine go to bed.... Maybe it's their age?

This spring I had a couple hens that became momma's, when they got big enough I started their own coop to keep them safe. I also added 9 guineas to the baby coop. Now they're all grown up. I let them mingle daily (they free range) with my old flock.( 10 girls and 1 roo) They get along great...

Thank you so much! I'll be checking those out!

I had 2 girls that decided to sit, I let them do their thing. I've never experienced the process. I was very excited! One hen had 9 eggs, all were good eggs, but she decided after 5 babies she didn't care about the unborn. They were even peeping in their shells. I tried to save them, but iOnly...

I have a crooked beak and she was having a hard time also, but I put her food into a deep dish bowl so she would stick her in it and get some food, so far it seems to work just fine. Good Luck!

I have no idea being a new flock owner, but I sure hope you can figure it out :o(

Yes Tractor Supply carries them, that's where I get mine from

Something got into my coop once before leaving one my girls with a broken wing, I trimed the feathers back as far as I could so it didn't drag, and it eventually healed back the way it should. You can tell when she tries to fly it's not normal but she gets around just fine

I understand how you feel about putting her down...I had to do that this morning with one of mine, it broke my heart but I knew it was the right thing to do I hate it that the dogs killed your flock, I think I would have killed the dogs if I caught them. I wish you the best

Well I found out what happened. The kids and I went out to look at everything and my son found a tiny hole in the chicken wire, something grabbed her leg and tried to pull her through the chicken wire and chain link fence. The wire cut her leg and broke it...What are the odds of something like...