Recent content by YogiChick85

Standard Cochin/lavender orpington on left, and standard Cochin/ameraucana on right

We are now on day 7 and her crop is still filling with fluid. Does anyone know how long it should take to clear up?!

I am on day 4 of battling sour crop in my lavender Orpington. I've helped her puke once a day but am done doing that bc I'm so scared to choke her. I did ACV in her water and probiotics mixed with mashed chicken food/warm water the first two days andshe showed no improvement. I read the ACV can...

His crow was back to normal this morning. Thank goodness...according to the internet he was going to die of avian bird flu or gape worm :barnie I guess maybe he got carried away yesterday and wore out his voice!

I hope so! Thank you! :fl

My roo sounded great this morning. Tonight when I went to shut the coop he crowed and the first part was loud like usual but the "doodle doo" part (if you will) was raspy like he's loosing his voice. His eyes are clear, he is eating and drinking and otherwise acting just fine. Should I be...

My ameraucana hen keeps plucking feathers from my ameraucana roos face. Is that normal? He just stands there and lets her do it...it almost seems affectionate but his poor face is starting to look pretty homely. They are free range chickens so I know it's not a space issue. Do I need to get her...

Ok, thank you! That makes me feel so much better to know I'm not hurting them!

That actually looks a lot like a my two BR hens...I've read the roosters are a little lighter in color bc they have an extra barring gene or something? She looks pretty dark to me! I don't see any of the too saddle or hackle feathers either. My vote is hen!

I have been feeding my whole flock a 100% organic/non GMO diet since day 1. Our feed store is out of the grower feed until Friday and I still have four 16 week old polish hens that need it. Is it ok to feed them the layer feed my other hens eat until Friday or will that amount be harmful? I've...

Hi everyone! I am trying to figure out if something is wrong with my 11 week old silver laced polish pullet. Yesterday I noticed her middle toes both have no color - they are white! It's like there is a perfectly straight line right before her toes connect to the rest of her feet where the color...

Hi all. I have 13 polish chicks that are 8 weeks old. Some of their crests are growing in really lopsided. Is that normal and do you know if they will even out? They are cute either way but I'm just curious!

Well my brooder is a circular kiddie pool and I have the lamp on one side, so it's 90ishbunder the heat lamp but cooler on the other side.

We have 13 one-week old polish chicks. Last night one of them started cheaping incessantly and running around the brooder. It's almost like she's looking for a way out bc her neck is stretched up and she is trying to look up over the side of the brooder (kiddie pool). She did it more when the...