Hey guys! It’s been a while since I’ve been on— Life’s been crazy with college prep and I haven’t been able to be on too much.
Anyways, it got very cold very fast— and last night, I had to pull them in for the night. I let them out for a little this morning (it was still very cold so I didn’t...
I think one of my hens swallowed a pit from a plum…
My mom threw a whole bunch of produce outside and when I went out they had gotten into it.
I noticed a few plums in the mix, too, and my alarm bells went off. I felt around my chickens crops— and sure enough, something was very hard and...
Some of mine started laying at 23 weeks. Here were some of the signs that mine were about to lay:
- Comb and wattle went from pale to very red
- A lot more vocal
- This weird squatting thing with wings sticking out slightly, tail down, stomping feet (Sexual maturity).
- Nesting behavior
Hey guys! I know it’s been a hot minute
Babygirl is fully recovered and beautifully moving, but she does definitely have some personality changes. She’s incredibly cautious with everything, and super clingy with me.
I’ve been having a lot of trouble reintegrating her into her flock, too. I did...
**UPDATE**
She’s doing pretty well. She had to come with me to a funeral in another state but she did just fine with the traveling and she got lots of outside playtime. She’s resting as she needs to, but she does spend a lot of the time with her flock in a fenced off section of her run. She's...
It’s been a little over a week now, and I’m seeing progress. She’s been spending time with her flock (in a cage), active, and she’s putting weight on her leg and walking a little bit— still not totally there. Her feathers on her back have started to grow back as well, and she’s pretty happy. The...
She didn’t feel anything when I straightened her toes out.
When I woke up this morning, she had it uncurled and ‘normal’, and she was putting a decent amount of weight on it.