Recent content by maureenclaire

The top is my Italian Buttercup and the bottom is my Barnevelder hen and an EE rooster to the left of her.

Oh yes, be prepared for tons of conflicting information here. It's really hard to find good advice sometimes. If she's eating that's a good sign. If you have multiple birds, and she's the low one in the pecking order she may be resorting to eating other things that aren't easily ground up by the...

I just read through the link you posted. I tend to lean more toward natural fixes. Personally I would not use dulcolax. I have over 70 birds and have never had to resort to any drugs/medicines to treat them. Human medicines can be very harmful to animals. If you are more comfortable using a less...

Have you tried giving her olive oil? I have soaked tiny pieces of bread in olive oil to give a hen with an impacted crop. You need to lubricate the mass. Also try adding some apple cider vinegar to the drinking water. The oil and massaging the mass in a downward motion can help it move. Does she...

Copaiba essential oil diluted with olive oil will soothe and heal the vent if plain oil or petroleum based things don't work. You will hear others panic and emphatically warn against using essential oils on birds. Certain oils shouldn't be used but some are safe and I've been using them for...

So cute but so darn mean!

I have way too many boys. I live in northwest Indiana.

He is a good boy but I have too many boys! Everyone knows that is just not a good thing. He's aggressive protecting the females but he's very shy. I'm in northwest Indiana.

It's hot!!

Only 5 hatched out and my male to female ratio isn't good. I could be persuaded into letting two go. They are competing and fighting over the girls. They are beautiful and have been fed a completely organic, grain free, non gmo diet high in protein. I live in the northwest Indiana area. Please...

My Black Japanese bantam roo made the most adorable attempt at crowing this morning. It sounded so funny and cute! Made me smile and I really needed it!!

Actually I think they all came to my house. Thank goodness for my dog who chases even the tiny birds off our property. My dog is my free range bio-security defense system...haha. She probably keeps the hawks at bay too because in two years we have never lost a bird to any predators. The ducks...

So I have no good news, in fact I fear it's now worse. I am terrified something contagious is happening in my flock and I've been cleaning everything and crying with frustration and cleaning more. I'm exhausted and I don't know what to do. I feel like a horrible bird mother. Today now another...

I would like to know what bad experiences you had with the Wyandottes specifically. I have 2 silver laced and 3 golden chicks and they are more skittish than all the other chicks. I can easily pick all but the Wyandottes up. Am I in for a rough ride with these birds?

Can I get your input on worming? I have 40+ birds on a little under an acre. It's fenced in. They have free range access and a large shed I converted into a coop. The shed has an temperature triggered fan and it's well ventilated and kept very clean. I have one sick bird and I've been around...