Recent content by ChristieDB

Thank you for the resource! We have NOT had Mareks, BUT my established flock have all been vaccinated for it by the hatchery they came from. This is our first set hatch. Several sources said if you have a vaccinated flock you should vaccinate any new introductions.

Hi there!! We have 18 fertilized eggs in our incubator— with a little over 2 days left on the countdown clock and we had a baby hatch in the wee hours of the morning! I know we leave it alone and don’t open the incubator during this precious time while the others hatch. I plan on vaccinating-...

Was able to get a vet appointment for this Thursday morning- will keep her inside a few more days until they can see her!

The roo is a juvenile- no spurs yet, but yes- that’s the spot

My 2.5 year old Rhode Island Red got in the way of a little goat stampede on Friday. appeared to be injured - limping on right leg, not wanting to put weight down, etc... ⁣ ⁣ After observing for a little bit, and because she’s favorite girl and he won’t leave her alone, I brought her inside...

Butt is fluffy- it’s just underneath- it’s so weird!

Im in se Georgia — outside of Savannah I have not witnessed anyone picking her - and she’s pretty high on the pecking order. We’ve confirmed no bugs, etc... the only thing I can trace back to is the change in feed when we introduced pullets into the flock It looks red in the pic but it’s not...

Literally— she’s ost all her chest feathers. She seems fine in every other way- but I am sure she’s laying the tissue paper egg in the roost! We have the oyster shell separate- but I do sprinkle too.

Our original flock are the VonTrapp girls- Maria, Gretl, Leisl, Marta, Luisa, and Brigitta We now also have: Kylo-Roo, Rey, Moz, and Leia Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and Patsy Cline — I think our next batch will be: Mary Poopins Chitty-chitty-bawk-bawk - Chitty for short Mrs. Potts

Have now had three separate occasions where I have found two eggs in the sandbox under the roost. One normal egg and one flat egg— basically tissue paper thin egg. I have to believe its one (or two) of my 2 year old hens because of the location and color. Our new chicks aren’t quite to lay age...

We did that- and Marta has gotten a lot better, they stay clear and she just does normal things now as far as - “remember I’m older than you”. The Maria thing is new. That’s why it’s weird. They’ve been together For over two years!

We introduced 11 chicks into our flock this year. We did everything by the book. Our established flock of five girls adjusted well with one exception. Marta is on the low end of the pole nd she seems to go after the babies (now 13weeka old) the worst. HOWEVER we have recently noticed that Maria...

Mine is a Silver Laced Wyandotte

My mean girl is a silver laced Wyandotte - I’ll take pics tomorrow of the run and coop I do let the big girls out a couple times a day for an hour or two so the little get to be out - and at night the bigs go to roost early- like 6:45-7pm for some reason but the kittens come back out the. To...

How long are you keeping her in jail? 24/7? What about when she needs to lay? Our run is 20x12- more than enough space! And we’ve added water and food stations everywhere! They have places to hide but still run back to the coop and jump on or behind the roosts! I’m thinking of blocking that to...