So I lost my first Hen a few weeks ago .. I thought I could save her I tried everything I could... warm baths ointment in the vent even tried to get to the egg but it was out of reach.. there seemed to be way more then one egg maybe 3 or 4 she lasted longer then most said... almost 2 weeks ..and...
So my little silkie show girl decided to get broody and sit on some eggs I have a silkie roo and a maran roo..... they are with a silkie hen and a bared rock hen ... My little silkie hatched two eggs yesterday and Im pretty sure they were silkie mix eggs , I really cant be positive because I...
So with all its glory Fall is finally here goodbye hot sticky days ( and good riddins) and Hello to cool crisp air painted leaves and the smells of pumpkin and apple pies !!! Sorry for all the summer lovers.. but I'm a fall girl .. We a the Poop N Roost wanted to wish every one A very...
Today I went to put the girls out I noticed one of my reds behaving odd just like grace did with the tail down wings fluffed up away from all the others ... then i watched as she pooped yellow watery poop !!! So now it seems this is spreading ... i am a nut about clean I keep the pen clean they...
It would be great if someone could give me som helpful advise I know its hard because you arent here and cant see whats going on but maybe you have seen this before ??
I noticed a few days ago she wasnt acting right she seemed to huddle up and not walk around ..she also didnt run to her food in the morning with the others ..I took her away from the flock and gave her some alone time in the grass,, she seemed to pick at it but not sure if she was eating...
I have 3 RI reds and I thought my white ones were RI whites ??? I was always told white chickens lay white eggs and other chickens lay brown ..sorry if I sound like an idiot Im new at all this ,,but Ive been getting all brown eggs ,,some lighter then others nad the only chickens I see in the...
two of my whites were attacked by my Maran roo ..he gets along fine with the three chickens he was raised with and isnt aggressive towards me i pick him up and he never pecks ..he's 6 months old .. I usually kept the two flocks seperate but only by a fence they still have contact (somewhat) I...
for starters Im pretty new to all this .. I have #3 ... 6 month old RI reds and Im pretty sure the other 3 are RI whites ??? any way I aslo have 2 4 month old almost 5 actually silkies and a barred rock about the same age and wellllllllllllllllllll... I ended up with what I think is a Marans...
I have two chicks and I dont know what breed they are .Im sorry about the cheesy pics they are all I have right now and I know they are young in the pics they are actually a little older by almost a week so If need be I will get better pics tomorrow ,,,, The one up front in the second pic is...
Hello everyone , Im new to all this chicken stuff ..It all started with a trip to a tractor supply store and seeing all the fuzzy yellow peepers running and playing .. I couldnt resist myself I took 6 home built a coop and and surrounded that with a dog kennel then made a safe fenced in area...