We lost our last chicken to a dog accident today!! 💔 We've not gotten any new chicks in years as we're just at a point that as much as we love chickens, we just need to take a step back. So as our flock dwindled over the years, we let it. I knew the day would come eventually that we would...
My Buff Orpington (we call her "Honey") isn't acting right today. She has bumble foot I see, but why is the underside of her abdomen/vent area skin so red? The pic with the pale skin is higher up on her breast area. The pic with the bright red is the area I'm worried about. Then the pic of...
A mink got in my run while I was at work Friday!! Thanks to a wonderful neighbor who chased the little bugger away all day, only 1 girl ended up with major injury!! He went for her head!! I instantly blue koted!! If it wasn't for her eye, I think she'd be fine, but I'm pretty sure he made...
My girls (and I now use that term loosely), are just over 3 months old! The past 3 mornings we have had CROWING! AGH! If I lived in the country, I woukd not care! I've never been one to mind the crowing! I live in town, though, and my neighbors live CLOSE! The culprit seems to know his...
This is what my city's codified ordinance states. I have in my mind what it sounds to me it says, but I don't want to taint other posts. Can you please tell me what it says to you?? What the girl who answers at the city zoning office says is TOTALLY different than what it sounds to me like...
Cause that's what TSC sold them as being. I am new to chickens and trusted TSC staff, but am now suspecting if they are red anything, it's sex link roos. Anybody know what these chicks could be? Added note: they are approx 3 weeks old in these pics taken today!! Thanks!!
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