The Chicken People- I am so sorry for being so late with my thanks. I got your gift on Christmas Eve. Right after Christmas I became very ill. My doctor thinks I might have Lymphoma so I've been having to drive three hours one way to get testing done. I've had to do this multiple times so far...
Thanks everyone. I have read as many chicken books as I can get my hands on and none of them mentioned these behaviors. Hopefully they will work it out eventually. One good thing, my black Silkie hen can see now since he has her head puff slicked back. Today I saw the Sultan chasing after my...
I am concerned about two of my roosters. All of my chickens are young, only 7 months old, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
1. My Sultan rooster doesn't like any of the hens. He prefers one of my Cochin roosters. The Cochin wants nothing to do with him as he has a favorite...
I have two broody Silkies right now. Our Silkies are only 7 months old. I just let them have their eggs to sit on. If they hatch, we'll have chicks. If not, I'll take away the eggs. My youngest daughter, who adores the Silkies, is hoping for at least one baby.
Blu-Kote is a germicide/fungicide for wounds. I had to use it on a hen who had her comb ripped by a rooster. The stuff is messy and stains. She is still purple from it months later but she healed really well.
Hello everyone. I am a new member to this forum and new to chickens. My family and I bought our first chickens this spring from TSC. I had been wanting chickens for awhile. My husband and I went to buy rabbit feed and I could hear the tiny peeps as soon as I walked in the door. Of course, I had...