I had something get into my coop twice. It happens during the day (1pm-230pm). The first time it pulled my fence apart (i have pics) and scooted in that way and brought the hen and 4 baby chickens out and ate them about 10 yards away from the coop. The second time I forgot to place a cinder...
I just got back form vacation and I found mt Silkie Rooster has one of his toes biten off? I can't figure out how it happened. I also can't find a point of entry into the pen. The other hens have nothing wrong with them. He does protect his flock by going up to the fence and fight. Maybe his toe...
I have a pair of buff laced polish chickens. They will be 13 weeks on 2/6/12.
I live near Montrose,PA.
I ultimaltely want to trade for another pair of a different breed. (Molted Java would be a dream!!)
Found out I am allow to shoot a dog if it's attacking my livestock on my property in PA. We live far from any neighbors so I never thought I would have to deal with a dog just cougars, coyotes, weasels etc.. :) I went out this morning and saw something is still trying to get in there on the...
I live in Montrose, PA. The dog was eating my chicken when I yelled at
it to stop. It then growled at me and I ran back in the house as I was
scared. I will call my local dog catcher.
Yesterday a collared dog came on my property and got into my coop. I am devestated that it got 2 of my Javas. The dog even had the nerve to growl at me! We are not sure where it came from. Planning on looking into that today. I asked around and gotten quite a few different answers. If that dog...
I noticed last week that a couple of the girls were sneezing. While I was out there last night I noticed it again.
Is this something I should be worried about?
I have a vitamin to place in thier water for stress conditions. The tempature has been really cold here in the teens last night etc...
I live on the NY and PA border. It's been frigid here. My coop is small and heated with a 250 watt red heat lamp yet the water in the coop still freezes. And it also gets full of junk. So I went to agway and got a 3 gallon heated water for the run. Been working like a charm!!!
Last night it was raining so hard and I got home late. When I went to check on the chicks in the coop, I assumed that they would be in there. The 3 week olds were all cuddled up sleeping. But the 6 week old chicks were out cuddle against the fence under the coop? I tried to scare them to the...
Mine got poop in her eye and it got very swollen and even tore the bottom lid trying to clean her. I placed contact solution and neosporin on it.
I also noticed she can't see out of it. I think she was pecked in the eye when she was a mess.
She is fine now and looks a lot better.
I placed my 5 week old chicks out last week. Here in ther north it's been low 20's at night and they did just fine. One night i forgot about the heat light and they were fine. They also have feathered out.
I love watching them and seeing how fast they grow. It amazing how beautiful they can turn out to be. I am a newbie and learn something new every day. I pretty much have my routine down to a science. Cleaning the brooder or the coop isn't that bad either.
The only thing I hate is no one else...
When can you place the Silkies with others? When they're older?
Mine are aout 2 weeks and I placed them in with my 5 week old Javas with no problems yet. I am now wondering if I should seperate the silkie back to the other smaller coop?
I place them together out of conveince but will do the...