Recent content by chicken_harpist

Hi all! We hatched some eggs in May for our students, and I took home some of the chicks. Took them home at two days old and they’re three weeks old, today! The numbered pictures below are at 3 weeks, the unnumbered pictures are two days old. I am very positive #2 is BR, but I have a slight...

Hi all, Checked on my chickens this morning and found one of my hens on the ground, dead. Her body was still warm when I took her out of the run. Since it was right at sunrise, it must have been from when she got up and out of the coop. She’s usually the first one up, and will walk outside the...

Hey! I continued to soak the foot in epson, and I also put veticyn on it everyday. After about a week of this, the scab fell off and there was soft skin under, kind of like scar tissue. It’s been a few months and she still has a little faint mark where it was, but it’s hard to spot. I would...

Hey folks - hope this finds you well. One of my Easter eggers just laid what looks to be a painful to pass egg. The egg itself feels like there’s a rough coating on the shell, and not like one with calcium deposits. There are tiny brown specks on the egg, but they are very faint. It feels...

Hey folks! I hope your days are going well. I’m in central Florida and have a TON of Tithonia diversifolia growing around my yard. I also have the smaller, ‘Torch’ variety, but I’m asking for its larger, yellow-colored flower cousin. When I supervise free range my flock, they’ll go over and...

Hey! And thanks! After posting, I figured it was as such. I’ve got 5 EE 20 week old hens and they haven’t had any issues before. Their coop has four feet of roosting space, but they all group together on one. There is a dust area below the coop (8’x2’) and that leads to a square run (8’x8’)...

Hey all! One of my 20 week old EE hens has a spot on her comb that’s scabby. I went out of town for a week and had a friend watch the chicks. When I came back, the feed was really, really low and this chicken had a little rough patch. Fast forward a month, and it looks like the picture...

Also, this is the only scab on her feet, her foot pads are normal looking with no puffiness or redness.

Hey all, I was with my chickens yesterday and saw a black scab on one of my hens’ top of their foot. I think it’s bumblefoot and I’m ready to proceed going that route, but I wanted yalls opinion. She’s not limping, and it’s stayed the same size since yesterday. Thank you!

Hey there! I put the horse before the cart, started my flock of 5 last month, and just started the permit process. I have to wait until later in April for the UF online class, and then from what I understand it's an easy process. From what I understand, you have to complete everything before...

In Central Florida, there was a four (4) chick minimum; I brought home 5 :) I went to the Apopka store and they didn't ask for ID or name/address/phone, but I did sign up for the rewards. Not sure if they would be able to use that if need be.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am brand new to chickens; I brought my first group of chicks home about a month ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? (Right now) I have 5 (3) What breeds do you have? They are all Easter Eggers from Tractor Supply...