Recent content by buffbuttercup

no worming, i'll try and catch her to check for parasites - she was our FRIENDLIEST chicken so her not coming to us is a sure sign something aint right. poor girl

i just have to say that i have a chicken that i named 'the roadrunner' because she resembled on so much during her adolescent time. she was an ee and....was a she

my easter-egger girl is about 1.5 years old and has gotten 'quiet' and is dropping a lot of feathers. she hasn't laid in over 2 weeks and we are getting worried. i have never seen a chicken molt so i don't know what it looks like, or how it affects the hen. alice is one of our favorites. she...

yes! my friend brought this to my attention! hug your chicken, today!!! http://www.upc-online.org/respect/2011/

Pearl was NOT amused!!

i'm sure! can't wait to slab that one on my morning toast!

my snowy light brahma looked perfect in the snow....but her expression told otherwise....

oh dear,dear alice!! my little unassuming easter-egger....laid a GIANT egg today! my sweet, cuddly girl. must be because she is exxtra loved <3 this pic doesn't even do it justice...i wish i had a scale! holy moley....

is there an online chicken pharmacy i can get the baycox from? my feed store only carries the duramycin. she ate 2 bowls of yogurt, and she's alert, i dunno. i'll try and get my hands on some different meds. thanx!

brilliant! a poo guide! although i don't see one that matches my dear carmella's. as i was washing her bum i noticed an acrid smell, kind of metallic, or sulfurous. doesn't look like the wormy specimens, should i skip the worming? can it hurt? she gobbled up some yogurt this morning and is still...

hello all - i have tried searching 'yellow runny stool' and have come up with many threads and no definite answer, so sorry for being impatient carmella is a 6+ month old pullet (no evidence of egg laying yet) she is a Sicilian Buttercup. her symptoms include bright yellow runny stool that is...

thank you, she was an awesome chicken!

our sweet brown leghorn passed away this past saturday. she seemed to be on the mend, but just up and died on us. i even have pictures of her that very morning. poor baby, i wish i could have done more for her. she will be missed RIP

sheeps' milk makes the best cheeeeese lol@'hensmilk'.