Recent content by ApricotAndAlex

Hey everyone! To celebrate Apricots one month anniversary (roughly) of being with me, I've decided to write her story down, i chronological order. Enjoy!~ Apricot was first found be me, abandoned in a park, looking dirty and scared. I picked her up and took her home, washed her and fed her, and...

i don't have any other birds, and i have checked her for lice and other mites. Thank you for the tips on the location settings, i've added my location to my profile now. :)

I'm from Australia, so it's summer here. weather is warm. She really doesn't seem that old to me, so that can't be it. I think she's an Easter Egger.

Okay, thank you so much, i was getting worried.

I got Apricot at the beginning of last month, but she hasn't layed a single egg. anolg with that she is skinny and she has scaly leg mites, and she is still rather young, judging by the size of her comb. Is there anything i can do about this issue??

Okay, answers to all questions- @micstrachan I can't really feel her muscle , and she is very skinny. She is my only chicken as i found her abandoned. @rebrascora She eats chicken feed, the occasional bug that we find in the grass, and the odd vegetable, here and there. She's an easter...

I put apricot in the bathtub to wash her and treat her mites, and she pooped before i could get the water on. this is what it looked like. is this normal, or do i need a vet? (The brown stuff surrounding it is lice and mite powder)

She is pretty, I'm glad i found her. EEs are beautiful :yesss:

This is my Easter Egger! She was abandoned near my house, with poultry lice and scaly leg mites, bone thin and dirty. I took her home, named her Apricot. And here she is, just 4 days after being taken in.

I'll take her to the vet next week (when i get paid) and get her a check up and other things. Hopefully we'll know by then! :)

Yes, i bought a powder to sprinkle through her feathers and on her feet everyday.

Legs are a dark grey, but are mostly lumpy and white due to severe scaly leg mites.

Thank you so much for your welcomes! Unfortunately I am on a budget, and I'm unable to afford a second hen, so I'll attend to her as much as possible, and make sure she's happy. As for her breed, I think she may be an Easter Egger, but i'm not sure. (also, just found emojis!! :thumbsup:old)

Thank you!

No eggs yet.