Recent content by MrsHall28

Thanks for your responses. I don't have a diagnosis yet. The only bet that will see chickens near us doesn't have an "exotic pet" spot until May 2nd. I'm not sure she'll make it that long. 3rd day of not eating and only drinking if I give water via syringe. She sleeps 34/7, doesn't eat and was...

We live in the city and have only two hens(a little over two years old each). One of them is dying. We are going to try and have her out to sleep soon. This will leave us with a lonely hen. As of right now she appears to be perfectly healthy but I want to wait a few weeks to make sure she...

Just wondering why my chickens would be laying fewer eggs and eggs with lighter yellow yolks instead of the dark orange ones they usually lay. They seem happy and healthy and we've lucked out with the weather and it hasn't gotten too horribly hot here. Do some chickens just do this this time of...

I love watching my chickens!! And they always hang out near me when I'm outside. I can get within about an inch or so of touching them, but any closer and they want NO part of it. One does eat of of my hand and jump on my leg sometimes, the other does not. My cat, however hugs and cuddles with...

It usually doesn't start getting light until closer to 6:00am. They seemed pretty relaxed. We do have a patio light, but that has never otherwd them before. When I opened the gate they just started walking around eating grass but when the patio light shut off they jut plopped down in the middle...

On the days I work I very quietly open the door to the run so my hens can free range as soon as they wake up (usually around 6:30 or so). This morning I went outside to open it and they were both chillin' on the ground in their run wide awake, but laying down. I looked in their roosting area and...

Quick question How often do you change out nesting material when they start laying? Before I'd change out all pine shaving from their sleeping area and the grass from the nesting boxes 1-3 times a month depending on how dirty it all was. Now that one of them (I only have two chickens) is laying...

Thanks for your quick response! If they do get it (which I'm hoping they don't) is there anything I can do? Any treatments? Can they get over it or is it a death sentence : (

I found a diseased grakle(not sure about spelling) eating our cats food in the backyard. We caught it and took it in to a wildlife refuge place. The lady there told us it was a bird pox. How worried should I be? They told us to bleach all of the chikens stuff, but I'm sure they drank out of the...

One of our hens laid her first egg! I guess she's still trying to get the hang of it because she was sitting in the nesting box, but the egg ended up out in the run area (rolling around in some poop too of course lol). So excited! Now the other one needs to start laying too!

We've been luck here in San Antonio. So far the temps have been reasonable. Looks like triple digits are coming! I have two Barred Rock hens. I have a number of shaded areas and three places for them to get water. They should be ok, right?? They seem to have no interest in frozen water bottles...

So far treats seem to be the only thing that work for me. One even jumps up on my lap to get treats, but she's outta there as soon as they are gone. When I lay out a towel and sit in the grass with them on their level they get really close to me, even pick at my shoe lace and stuff. They still...

Thank you! I'm just still nervous since I'm so new at this. I've gotten attached to these gals and would hate to miss something. I don't think they are quite as attached to me though lol. Unless I have treats of course...

I'm a newbie and just found this on my patio a few minutes after letting the chickens out. They are both roaming and running around looking for and eating bugs like crazy. Could this be vomit? Or is it poop? And should I be worried about it? They are both acting perfectly fine and have been in...

One of my chickens is having really liquidy poops. Haven't found out which one yet but I only have two. Both eat and run around and act perfectly normal. The drink a decent amount of water. Is this something I should be concerned about? In their bed area I never find that, it's always just...