Just finished reading everyone’s input on this thread and wanted to share our experience. We got three “turkens” from tsc. This is the first time I’ve really decided to look into why they’re so much heavier and wider than my other chickens. They were full grown at like 8 weeks. Seem to be...
I have a 12 week old easter egger who's looking puffed up, was previously very skittish and now barely moves around. She's not eating or drinking much. Ive had her separated with a heat lamp and on corid water for the last 48 hours with not much improvement. Her poop looks normal except for it...
Of my 5 girls the Buff Orpington (Paige) and an unknown all black breed, possibly Ayam Cemani mix or Svart Hona mix (Piper) are what I perceive to be as best friends. I'll look over and theyre side by side more than the others. After I hold piper for a min or two Paige will start pecking at her...
I also forgot to mention that w e have this air mover blowing at the holes on the bottom to push air through to the soffit. Do you think that is helping?
Awe poor thing, we had a flea infestation a few months ago when an opossum died under our tub where the motor is. It took 2 months to get rid of them. We tried everything. Eventually spraying ourselves using the professional stuff finally worked. We did that once after having it strayed twice 21...
Exhibition House Coop
I wanted to post our coop design here, but am realizing I didnt take enough photos of the process. I'll try to explain as much as I can remember. Feel free to comment with any questions, critiques or tips for the future.
Duration:
It took my husband and I about two...
Hey, Hi!
I'm Emily from Arabi, just outside New Orleans.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We just got our flock of three at the end of June 2023. That quickly turned to 5 and is now 8, which 3 fosters looking for a good home.
(2) How many chickens do you have...