Recent content by CatMcNamee

I live in the Dallas area, and have 6 hens, who have been consistent about laying. For the last month, I am getting 1 egg a day. It is hot, usually in the 90's but the coop and run are shaded, there is plenty of feed and water, and they are out running around like usual with healthy red wattles...

Well, Well! It appears that I have 1 Sussex and 1 Brahma in my flock!. I was quite stymied when one had leg feathers and other other didn't.

We are working on a new coop plan right now. Two of the older hens were rehomed yesterday, so now we are down to 8, and the bullies are gone, but only 1 hen went in the coop for the night! The new hens just bed down in the pen, they haven't gone in the coop at all which surprised me since we had...

The combined run is 10x12'. The enlarged coop is 4'x 5' with roosts crosswise. There isn't a 3rd roost. Ideally I would like them all in the main coop, so I can removed the temporary dog crate roost. I took my old XL dog crate and used the divider panel to make a second floor. That is what I...

Group A... 4 adolescent pullet hens, 22 weeks old, 1 already laying Group B... 3 mature hens, 3-4 years old. Group C... 3 hens, 10 months old. This past November I started new pullets (A) with the plan of replacing my aging hens (B). The group A's were moved outside 2 months ago, in a pen...

No, I haven't. I don't know anything about worming, what products or dosage.

Hi all. I have had my 3 backyard hens for 3 years now, and they are nearly done their molt. They haven't laid in 2 months, which I attributed to the molt. However, when cleaning the coop and run on the weekend, I palpated their breast tissue, and could feel the keel bone, and the breast is...

I made them and put them on a week ago. It seems to be helping, they stay put (I used velcro to attach elastic straps instead of snaps) and I hope within a week or so I will see new feather growth. As a minimum, they can't self pluck new bloodfeathers or peck at each other. I made my aprons to...

I'm so happy for you, the tears rolled down my cheek when I read they were changing the law and how you reacted. Thank you for being a class act and the board for recognizing our chickens are pampered fowl, not "foul"!!!

Has anyone tried using a chicken saddle to stop hens from picking and eating feathers? I have started giving gamebird feed to up their protein. They get lots of fresh veggies, Dumor layer pellets, scratch and I am getting 1000 crickets and 5000 mealworms delivered tomorrow to start my own little...