Recent content by misidawnrn

Nope, no rooster. I feed them Laying crumbles and some (rarely now) table scraps. I have also fed them some canned cat food trying to increase their protein. I am at a loss!

I don't know if I am battling a molt, disease or a really bored chicken feather picker but I thought it was a molt, checked for mites and have seen the chickens pecking each others feathers out and I don't know what to do about it. I sprayed the affected one's bums with Blue Cote and that...

I feed them approximately an equal mix of layer crumbles, hard winter wheat from our farm and scratch grains (the scratch grains because it is winter and cold and I thought they need extra corn for heat). They also get table scraps about every other day or so. I picked through their feathers...

My chickens are apparantly picking each other's tail feathers due to low protein. I thought it was molting. Someone on here suggested mites which I checked for and they are all clear. So that leaves picking. How do I increase their intake so they quit that picking? Thanks!

I googled how to check for mites/lice and went to my coop just now with a flashlight and inspected chicken hineys. They were impressed! I didn't find any bugs, eggs or anything. I wiped under their roosts with a white rag like was stated and didn't find any blood. My chickens are covered in...

We don't have a roo so hopefully it is molting. I am off to google chicken mites now. ICKY!

My chickens are molting right now so I hope this is part of that but I thought I would pass it by those more knowledgable than me. I have 10 chickens, 4 have really bald butts. They look really really dumb. Yes, there is also a cat in this picture. They are eating left overs and the cat...

I started with 8 chicks, 2 red, 2 white, 2 blue, 2 black (my girls thought it was cool to have different colors) Then my friend said "you don't have any blue eggers" so I went back and got 2 Americaunas-up to 10. One chick died from undetermined causes so down to 9. Then my same friend had a...

I am new to chickens. I have 10 of them and this is my first winter with them. 3 of them look like they have taken a shower and forgot to blowdry their feathers. They have matted looking feathers all down their backs. I picked one up and she isn't wet, just looks like it. What is this...