Recent content by beeZ2010

hey guys, iv got 4 buff orps, one got coccidiosis a week ago which is all cleared up now, but iv had to keep her separate from the other ones for a week, i let them all out in the garden to mingle in a large area but 2 of the 3 really pick on her, and cant get on, will this subside or is there...

wow, thanks donnap!! iv ordered some antibio spec. for coccidiosis but as its friday, it wont get here till monday!! all the local feed stores round here suck and only have vits and minerals. BOOOOOO. I hope i can just keep her alive at least until then!!! thanks for the info everyone!!!

ok, i didnt want to force feed too much, just cos it really seems to stress her out, shes not eating still, but i have seen her drink for herself for the first time in a couple of days, god i hope she survives this!!

my coccidiosis ridden hen has barely eaten anything in a day and has barely drank either, i have seen at least 3 watery bloody poops in this time so she must be running low on water, any techniques to force feed her? everytime i got grab her beak to put a syringe in she just spazzes out of it. I...

ok, so went into the coop this morning and there was definitely some bloody poop, so im guessing coccidiosis. There isnt anyone that sells any treatment near me, and if i order it online, it might not be here till tuesday which could be too late for her!! booooooooooooooooo

I have a 4 13 week old buff orps, 3 are perfectly fine, but one started acting really strange yesterday when i was putting them in the coop for the night. when i let them out this morning, she didnt eat properly and has barely eaten all day, she is really lethargic, barely moving, she walks...

hey thanks for the feedback, i reeealllly hope they turn out to be just confused and are in fact hens!! i dont think i'd be able to keep them if they were roos, i would easily but maybe the neighbours wouldnt think so. i dont know if it might be because they had a high protein diet though, my...

here are 2 of my 4 buff orps, pleeeeeeease can you tell me what gender u think they are, im hoping all girls as that is what i bought them as, but looking at other posts im getting worried!! they are 6 weeks old today!! yaaaaaaaaaay this is hetty freya, eek and archimedes look like this...

thanks for the comments guys!! im building a static one at the moment, but im probably gonna give them a tractor too, just dont like the thought of the local dogs getting a free meal. I'm building a coop just off my house so i can just send scraps out my window, give them something to scratch...

Hi guys, i have 4 buff orps that are about 3 and a half weeks old now, i already have their coop built, suitable for up to 8!! but i dont know about the run. I have all the hardwire cloth and mesh that i need, but i dont whether to build a portable one or static. Where i plan to build a static...

Iv got a week old buff orpington with three 2 week buffs, i dont seem to see them fighting or pecking eachother as they have plenty of space and a red heating lamp, but he has formed strange wings compared to the other 3. i dont think its pecking because it is the same on both wings. also the...

cool, thanks for the info, i'll post pics anyway later just so y'all can tell me if it normal or whatever. Thanks!!

Hi, sorry i havent got pictures yet, but will post later. right, thing is i went to a private chicken breeder and got 4 buff orpingtons, i got 3 that were 3 days old, but he had no more, so i got a day old instead. He said at the time he thinks it was a female but was not 100% sure. It is now a...