I haven't ever bought chicks from a feed store before. I usually buy them at four weeks old from our local FFA chapter. But I decided to go to the feed store this year. Silly old me forgot to check all chicks to make sure no injuries where present. A few hours after I brought them home I was...
I know I posted this a long time ago but I thought I'd let you all know that I left to go back to school a week after my hen died and a month and a half after she died my parents informed me my rooster and another hen randomly died and it ended up that we had coccidiosis
Alright everyone, I have finally decided to ask the question I have been wondering about for a year. What gender is this he/she? My he/she is named Betsy and he/she is a New Hampshire. I always thought Betsy was a hen because he/she lays eggs. Around a year ago I began to get curious as to why...
Just wanted to update everyone on my hen Sally. I kept her inside every night since I last posted. Sally would go outside during they day. She ate and drank and pooped normally but never seemed to gain weight. While she seemed so much happier she just wasn't gaining weight and had a hard time...
My hen is doing so much better thanks to these wonderful people. I would ask two crows and castportpony about your hen. I am leaving my house and cannot keep my hen inside so I put her back into the coop and will bring her back in when I get home in an hour. They helped me so much, I'm sure they...
She is talking quite a bit this morning and her comb is red again. She is drinking a lot and eating. I forgot to take a picture of her poop so I will take one as soon as she poops again. Should I keep her inside today?
She is currently with two other hens. I separated my rooster and two hens a few weeks ago because they where bullying my blind hen who was just picked off by the hawk. the rooster and his two hens are still separated from the three hens in the coop. So this sick hen is only with my orpington and...