Recent content by ChickTracy

I did clean her up today, and she has a bump next to her preen gland that is "leaking" the puss. It doesn't look bad, but if you press on it, some puss (or puss like stuff) does come out. She isn't stressed, has a good diet and hasn't been injured. I'm not sure if it had an odor to it, because I...

It's on their backs near their tail feathers. It's some info about it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uropygial_gland

I could really use some help here! Last night we were dusting our chickens for lice/mites when we found one of our girls' preen gland looking like this. It was nasty. Do they get infected or could something else be going on here? She's our biggest, fluffiest girl, a Buff Orpington, so it was...

I have 1 Serama rooster & 2 hens for sale. All three are young. I'm not sure on the exact ages of the roo and the buff hen. The grey hen laid her first egg on January 20th. I cannot ship, so these must be picked up. I am right outside of Abingdon, VA in the southwest part of VA. Please PM me if...

Oh no! Don't feel bad about mistaking your rooster for a hen. I've done it before, but it was with an adult not a chick! Someone had given it to us and said it was a hen, but we found out that it was no hen! Sometimes they are hard to tell, especially when they are young. I hope he continues to...

What a "wonderful" neighbor to have when you have chickens! Hopefully they will stick to squirrel and not want to try chicken. I hate that. It seems like that would just attract even more hawks. I think I would ask her if she could please stop "feeding" the hawks. Maybe you could throw out some...

I absolutely LOVE dogs! I've always had dogs, and I still have a dog. BUT I don't appreciate people letting their dogs just run loose & go terrorize the neighborhood! Of course, it's not the dog's fault in that situation, it's the owner's. Thankfully, that hasn't happened here which I'm pretty...

That's great that he gets along that well with the chickens! I'm sure that hawk is afraid of him...I would be if I was a hawk. I'd say that hawk was still around looking for another meal. It's good that the girls have a "body guard!"

So sorry to hear that. Having the dog inside could've made a difference. Does the dog leave the chickens alone? If so, then I bet it does deter the hawk. I'm sure it would at least think twice before swooping down after a chicken when there is a dog down there near them. I just hate that. Sorry.

Awesome! Can't wait to see it when it's finished.

I have learned everything about chickens on the internet! I had someone offer me some free hens, and then I was hooked! I am so glad I got into chickens. But, I admit, I hardly knew anything about them when I decided to take those first hens. (as a matter of fact, they actually stuck a couple of...

That's good to know! We do have quite a few crows around here. At times, they come in swarms which I like, because of the hawks. Usually if our babies and younger birds are free ranging we're watching them, so I'm not too worried about anything happening to them while free ranging. I do worry at...

She actually got better, which was amazing, because the other chickens had pecked a massive hole in her. We kept it treated and covered, and she healed up so fast. And, she never stopped laying through all of this! This little chicken should've been dead so many times, but I believe she had 9...

I think I'm getting ready to build a "fort!" If you're already seeing that many hawks around, then I'd watch after putting the chickens out. I'm sure they'll be thrilled with the new smorgasbord! I like hawks & I think they're beautiful birds...until they kill my chickens!!! They will carry off...