Recent content by loriem

Thank you. I noticed the saddle feathers. Also the tail is long and colorful, not short like my girls. And neck feathers are more pointy than rounded

I think this is a rooster. My husband insists it’s hen because it never crows, it has no spurs, does not mate with hens. It’s about a year and half old. Breed is silver lace Wyandotte

Did you do this and did you notice any benefits? I don’t have fresh so will dehydrated work

I am clueless. Everything looks good. The other girls all seem fine. I have 22 more out there. They are all happy and healthy but keeping close eye

The ongoing chicken saga. I have been soaking whole wheat bread in the antibiotic water and getting that in her. She was eating a bit on her own but then stopped. Still hand feeding and watering her. But the day after my post another got sick. She’s in house now too. Luckily she’s eating on her...

I have her in the house. She’s nice and warm. Took her droppers of water but fought me on the egg. So she’s gaining strength

Good news. Must have helped. Gave her another eye dropper of antibiotic water and put her in her cage. She started pecking her food

Have a chicken with droopy back end, puffy feathers, yellow diahrea, lethargy, won’t eat or drink. I had a guinea got sick and died the day before. I have separated her. Feeding her antibiotic water with eye dropper. Cooking scrambled egg and have got a couple bits in her that she swallowed...

I checked him again this morning and he is up and running with the rest of his siblings. No issue at all. It is just amazing how quickly it worked.

My chickens have a large run (40x50 with 2 additional add on areas), but on weekends and evenings they were free range as I live on 20 acres and they have plenty of area to roam. they mostly stay near the trees for protection. A couple months ago, I went to take my laundry off the line and my...

It must have been all it needed. I went out to check on it and all my guineas jumped up and RAN across the cage. I cant even tell which one it was. So happy.

My guinea was born at 1:30 am. By 5pm it was still not standing and leg out to side. I found a thread on here about cutting bandaid and taping upper legs into position. I went out twice and found him on his back. I readjusted and put on new bandaid and he seemed much more stable. By 9 he had it...

I have 2 broody hens and no rooster. It has been over 2 months thought they would give up. I take any eggs the other chickens lay in there every day but they are persistent. Starting to worry about their health. What can I do to get them off the nest?

Thank you for the information. I will have to wait until next year to upgrade the flock. I need another coop and larger run. They do free roam when I am home, but when I am not at home, they are in a run to keep them safe from any stray dogs that may wander by. I just didn't want to get any...