I have a 8 month old EE and I'm no vet, but i think she is blind. One of her eyes is a lot "cloudier" than the other. Any suggestions? She can still find the food and water but has yet to lay a single egg. Crazy!
Let the little girls out in the garden for their evening free time. Put them up as normal. I heard a bunch of noises coming from their brooder. I went in and saw my sweet EE gasping for air and limp as a dish rag. Her crop was hard as a rock. I gave her several doses of olive oil to help loosen...
very bizarre behavior....BO is walking around fluffed out kinda "turkey" like. Had to pry her off the nesting box..... making "nests" in the flower beds......Weird business!!!!
Ive had a five gallon bucket full of some wicked brew for two weeks....Ive heard and read that is a truly magical juice for fertilizing the veggie garden as well as the annuals and perennials around the yard....how long does it need to brew before its ready?
I was out collecting eggs and I found an egg that was outside of the nesting box. It was cracked open and it looked like it had been eating. Where it was located it would be very hard for any of them to step on it. Surely this is not normal. The girls are one year old and going into their...
Cleaning out the coop this afternoon.....other than bedding removal, and sweeping out and total poo removal, are there any other suggestions or techniques that any of you use? I thought i read about people spraying down the inside with ACV.... is there any validity to that? Just looking for...
New and still learning....so forgive my ignorance....can a bantam roo "finish the deal" with a standard size chicken?....and if so whats the end result in regards to the chicks?
My year old Red sex-link had a fair amount of poop stuck to her feathers just below the vent. i washed the area with water and tried to free what was stuck to her feathers, and trimmed with scissors what the water couldn't remove. she doesn't seem to have any issues that i can see....eating...
I've been a "backyard flock manager" for a year now.....My family of 5 and I really enjoy the girls.....My two year old loves the "bok boks"..... Ol' Halls Feed and Seed will be getting their spring shipment in Friday....And of course we will be there to pick out our new crew....Still in my...