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Yesterday my broody Wellsummer successfully hatched her first clutch of 11 out of 12 Icelandic eggs. (I have no rooster and bought her some eggs) Because of the way my coop is elevated, I thought better to bring her into a dog kennel in my dry basement for the last 5 days of sitting. She barely...

My Bielefelder has been inside for a week now. She sounded like an accordion when I picked her up 7 days ago and brought her inside. The others were also picking on her. I treated her with VetRx twice a day and fed egg and cooked oatmeal which is the only thing she will eat. She wont eat her...

Well, today I took the plunge. Since there was nothing but a lump between the toes, no scab, nor break in the skin I soaked her foot, sterilized it and cut the top of the lump. At first, I didnt think there was anything but after a deeper cut and pressure 3 or 4 pieces of hard infection came...

Hello, I'm back....She's still in the basement and I tried the Tricide Neo. Her foot is completely healed EXCEPT. She has a big old round ball between two of her toes. HARD, and no scab, no redness, no lameness, just a big bulging bumble. Like a marble. There is no swelling now so I can see the...

I posted pics above....

Here are two photos of her foot today. I have been soaking it and wrapping with neosporin. Some of the swelling has gone down but not by much. You can see the hole in her foot. I just don't want to keep damaging her foot. That hole has been there since August when the kernel came out and the...

My 55 Flowery Hen has had bumblefoot in her left foot off and on since May. Back in late August, I found a tiny scab on her foot about 1/16 of an inch, softened it and removed it and popped out small kernel the size of a sunflower seed. That left a tiny hole. There was no more stuff coming out...

This morning at the local garden and feed store a young Guinea hen met me at the car. Actually, she was pecking my door. She's super friendly and chatty. The clerk there tells me she is an escapee from a poultry swap who has taken up residence in the last few weeks. There were three, but the...

This is my second flock integration and I'm doing it much differently. Last time, it was four added to six and I kept them separate till they were nearly 18 weeks. Used a tractor by day for two weeks and then a crate in the coop at night for 4 days. I just didn't have the energy this time...

Thanks all. She is finally not broody or on the nest anymore. About a week now. How long before she starts to lay again? Its been since 5.23.

I have a year old broody Wellsummer, no rooster, and I wonder when she will stop. She comes out every morning and eats, drinks, etc. I remove her from the nest four times a day, take all the eggs, two or three times. She just sits on air. She's not mean to me. Let's me pet her and take her out...

She is beautiful! and sooo fluffy!! I love these babies. Odelle is lighter, Josephine is darker and taller. I'm glad to see the dark head coloring. Thank you!

A five week update on these two...now, they are growing in black beards?? But no tail and no color in the comb. Still pullets? They are definitely bottom of the pack of 6 and seem much less mature than the other breeds that were hatched on the same day. ( Cream Crested Legbar and Icelandic). the...

Here they are at 18 days old. Still no tail feathers??? Their wings are very different. One has always had more advanced feather growth. The colors are the same though. A gingery brown and a dark brown. No pink in the comb at all. Wondering what you think? Also...here are the parents.

My two week old Icelandics have only been with me for a week, but they are already isolating themselves from the rest of the chicks on top of the brooder. By what I have read about the breed their independence is showing early? They fly around like sparrows!!! I have a mixed flock and wonder if...