Recent content by MamaChicken4

Oh yes. I just saw your earlier post about it. I see you live in upstate NY as well. There are so many darn predators that I'm so discouraged to start over! I feel like no matter how careful and secure I am it'll happen again somehow. I'm going to have my husband set traps tomorrow.

But he protected them and they lived? I just want a rooster to protect the hens.

Thanks for all the encouragement and help. I think I'm going to try to find a couple hens to keep my last one company and build a small coop in the basement for them. Poor thing is in a dog crate in my craft room the last couple days. I'm going to look into the traps for sure! And if I start...

A few days ago I went to check on my 14 girls locked up in the coop. Only to find all but one dead. I was so traumatized since these chickens are my pets and I was so attached to them. After 8 months of raising them, they had JUST started laying eggs. I've lost a couple to sickness, but nothing...

Would they all have it? The rest of the flock has been fine this week. And do you have experience with birds being sick from worms? I'm wondering how long it takes to recover once medicated if it is worms.

They are all from the same place and I got them all two days old together. The sick one is eating and drinking. Just not moving around much and weak and tired.

I found two dead chickens over night a few days ago. Another one was acting sick (lethargic, can't jump or fly). After I did some research I found out it could be worms. I got safeguard and have been giving my sick chicken that for three days and she's been inside my house in a crate. Shes...

How devastating! :(

That's wonderful! It's so great to bond with them. :) Another tip I have is to have one name or word for all of them that they are accustomed to and they will always come to you for that word. I've been calling mine "babies" since they were born. Now if they are out free ranging in our huge yard...

Ah I understand that. It's so crazy how stores sell medicated by default. I think non medicated should be the default sold everywhere.

They are all so pretty!

They are beautiful! I love crochet and I've never seen ones like this.

You can give them "grower/finisher" food right now. And then "layer" at about 18+ or as soon as you start getting eggs. Mine are finishing their last bag of the grower feed and then I start layer.

That's good! After some time they will all meld into one happy flock and I'm sure she'll be happy.

No problem! Glad to help. I hope that shed some light on what it means. :)