Recent content by lynyrd

i have a 20 week old barnvelder that got caught by the foot in chicken wire and hung struggling and seems to have dislocated her lt hip will not place any weight on that foot. local vets say they do not treat chicken legs tried to put leg back in alignment without success anyone know how to put...

no hard mass. now doin the pose off n on will keep an eye on her i guess. dont know ,but really appreciate your suggestions, thank you

Im not sure what is going on with my 3 yo black star hen. I just went out to give the girls some mealworm treats and she is dragging her tail and vent area along the ground. looks like a dog sitting. otherwise she is acting perfectly normal. she was gobbling up mealworms per norm so her appetite...

the problem with the heat lamp is the chickens cannot tolerate power outages. maybe u have better utilities than me ,but we always have 1-2 power out a winter with storms. would rather have my chicks acclimated than worry

put petroleum jelly on the combs wattles if really cold to protect against frostbite

cat saliva very toxic to birds

aw lucky pullets kiss kiss

love the recycled hockey stick

lucky duck-I mean chickens

Oh I am also using straw bales as windbreaks this winter outside my run

I use both. I use shavings for the main floor areas of the coops because it seems to stay drier and is easy to clean. I use straw in the nesting boxes and throw flakes of straw in secluded corners because the hens and pullets like to rest on it and lay eggs.

just be careful of corners with all that huddleing. we almost lost a roo to the bottom of the pile in a corner. luck we found him before to late, but he was unresponsive when we unburied him. had to be our kitchen rooster for awhile till he recovered. we almost lost him

Or should I leave spurs alone. First time roo owner.

Is there a certain age / method best for removing spurs from rooster.

too early adorable though