Recent content by 6LittleHens

Mildred Mabel(left) and Pearl(right) This is the same Mabel, just can't believe she looks this way head on... not a good front profile I guess

You are not allowed to say that word, mister!!

Ok. That would be great! I'm not sure what it could be though, lumps and bumps can be common in chickens... as long as she is acting normal, I would leave it. If she starts to decline, tell us right away!! It could be an abscess or infection of some type. Madelyn

It's too much of a coincidence for two hens right in a row to be egg bound... it seems more like a disease spreading problem. I would quarantine the hen from the rest of the flock. If you have a separate coop that would be great, if not make her a fence near (but not close where disease can...

I'm not sure about bathing him, but I recently got some new hens that had lice and I treated them with Poultry Protector, (you can get it online or at TSC) it killed their lice almost instantly. For precaution I would treat all the chickens you have, as lice spreads REALLY fast, and your coop...

Ouch!! Poor hennie! I would be careful about the antibiotic cream, as it could accidentally get into her mouth because of the hole. I think that there isn't too much that you can do about it, considering that is such an odd injury. Putting some Neosporin around her injury would help to keep...

That's odd, it almost looks like a cyst. I have seen tumors that look just like that on some hens that a friend had, but it's not likely that a tumor would show up in matter of days. Has it grown or did it just pop up one day? If it just popped up it could be a bee sting or an allergic reaction...

Hello and !! Glad you joined, can't imagine life without my hens either, been taking care of my layers for 3 years now!

Hi Julie! Welcome to BYC, I'm Madelyn and we are all glad you joined!! There are tons of people with so much knowledge, I'm sure that with any question you need answered, someone will have an answer or know exactly how to fix it!

Do you think there is a possibility that your hens are eating their eggs? You can look and see if there are any dried and splattered egg yolks in their egg box.

Thanks

Your welcome, anytime

Sorry, offline for a few days!! My other hens are two gold sex links, and ISA brown, and a red star.

I think she will be fine. It just may take her a little while to get into the groove of laying each day. Plus for a first egg a double yolk she may take a break for a few days.

I have 6 hens and four of them love me, they play with me, want to be held, and eat out of my hands. But I have two that run when I'm near, don't want to interact with me like the other hens, won't eat treats from me and don't want me to touch them. They are Gertrude ( black manorca), and Kaycee...