Recent content by GeneticFreak

Great thread! I have two guinea pigs. Will need to add pictures shortly.

Thank you very much for checking in! Very kind of you! The hen is doing good. She can hop about halfway up the ramp and then get into the coop to roost. That said, I am still curious as to why she is having trouble. Going to keep my eye on her via my camera to see if her hop gets a little...

Thank you. Tomorrow, I am going to make a ramp for her. My only concern is if she will know how to use it and will the other chickens get confused by this new "thing".

Hi, she has to jump about 16 inches and she is @ 5 years old.

Happy Thanksgiving! I have cameras around my coop/run. Last night I noticed something in the run. It was one of the chickens. After further exploration, I was able to determine that she can't hop back into the coop at night. She gets close and gives it a try, but she just can't get up...

Yep. Had her over two years. No need birds over the past 30 days (we have the same flock for the 2+ years). Thank you for all of the generous help!

Sure. I’ll post some photos tomorrow. She really isn’t able to stand at all (maybe a brief second if you put her on her feet). As far as food is concerned, she gets Purina Layena Crumble, broccoli, cucumbers, mealworms and other assorted treats. She is over two years old (I had her since she...

Hi Folks, opened the coop today and a chicken was down. Looked like she was trying to crawl into the nesting box. I am very far from experienced, but my first thought was that a leg is broken based on how limp it looked. The leg didn't have any cuts, bruises. etc. This wasn't from a predator...

I have used sand in my run for years. Never an earthworm in there. Sand isn’t their thing.

Thank you very much! I wasn't even thinking about maggots. I don't have a picture, but now that you mention, they did look like maggots. I was so "concerned" when I saw them, I assumed the worst. You see, I was out on vacation for a week and a half and the poop built up by the roost. It was...

Thank you! I have read that some folks put the paste on bread and feed it to the chicken. Out of curiosity, have you tried this?

When you use the Safeguard, are you putting it in the chickens' water or are you giving it to them directly? Thanks!

Hi folks, in cleaning my coop yesterday, I noticed that there were worm like parasites in some of the dung I cleaned from the roost. I have been scouring this site for the past 24 hours in an effort to learn as much as possible regarding worms and eliminating them. My question is, has anyone...

A great feeling. Last year is when I started my flock. I spent a good 6-8 months prior trying to learn the basics about chicken care, terminology, best practices, etc. When those first eggs come, it serves as a point of validation for all of the hard work and effort.

Thanks again. Very helpful.