Hello, my young buff orpington rooster(was supposed to be a hen) who is about 18-19 weeks old or so, has in the last few days had his comb kind of flop over and turn from a pretty bright red, to more of a dull purple color, seems to have loose stools as he has gross clumpy feathers below his...
Thanks Tom, I think I had better wait until next time and look for you as soon as my girl goes broody again. she has been sitting for 6 days now, so I need something under her pronto. thanks for your response, will be in touch in the future!
A weasel got into my chick hut last night and killed one chick and injured another. The injured chick has lacerations down her back and behind one wing and she is barely using one leg. I don't see any visible injuries on the leg, but she is just laying down all the time in order to not use it...
I ordered broilers and layers from Cackle Hatchery last year, had a fantastic experience. They let me just order one or 2 of multiple different layer breeds. Went straight back to them this year and now they have a minimum of 3 of each breed :( I am so disappointed. I am limited in the chickens...
Hello all! Another crazy chicken lady here in Mass! We are a family of 6 urban homestead wannabes, raising feathered friends for eggs, and free range children ;)
ok, I am in western Massachusetts...its been under 20F during the day the last couple of days, and around 4F at night. When I went out mid afternoon today to kick her off the nest she was already out and about with the other ladies. She was eating and drinking as well. She did come in to check...
She does puff up her feathers when I open the nest box door to take her out, but she has never been aggressive in any way...she is actually the sweetest chicken we have by far. She does cluck softly. I have been checking her body condition out when I take her off the nest and she seems to be...
My young gold laced Wyandotte has been acting broody to me for the last month. She has been staying in the nest box all day and night, and only eats and drinks when I lock her out of the coop in the later afternoon after the other ladies are done laying. She sits on the others eggs all day, and...