Anybody else having air quality issues because of the wildfires in Canada? So far ours was the worst yesterday afternoon, but it's still bad this morning. A lot of folks are back to wearing masks again, only outside instead of inside now. I really feel for our animals that can't escape to the...
Hello, and welcome to the new folks! I'm never sure who's new or not, since I'm such an inconsistent BYC-er myself. (It's not you, it's me - I pretty much suck at any kind of social media.) But welcome! This is a terrific community!
Thank you so much for such a thorough reply. I think you're probably right that this is what it was. I'm not so worried - now I'm just feeling very sorry for the poor fox. 😢
So...this is worrying me a little. Does it sound like rabid fox behavior?
A fox crossed the driveway right in front of my daughter as she was going out to the bus stop (6:45am - early, but pretty light already). She said it barely looked at her, & it was "mangy." 5 minutes later, my son was...
Hi. Thanks for checking.
Actually, right about when I was giving up, the prolapse went back in on its own. I never made any headway with it at all, & I don't know exactly how it happened. But she seems completely back to normal, & I'm very grateful.
Has anyone here ever gotten chicks from the Mill in Germansville? It's a feed store up north in Lehigh county (a little bit of a drive for me since I'm farther south, but not bad). They have a big "Chick Days" event in April with a great breed selection.
I got four chicks there in '21 - all...
Most of mine will run up to anyone who comes outside, & I also have a container with treats in it (usually mealworms). When I want them to go back in their run, I stand at the door, shake the container, & call "ChickENS! ChickENS!" & they run right inside.
I have one very skittish bird who...
So far, nothing is working. I honestly can't tell any difference since it happened 5 days ago, except she fights harder when I try to treat her. Even touching her rear with warm/lukewarm water seems very painful. I try to pop it back in now & then, but it seems like torture to her, & it comes...
Hi. I've got a 3-year-old hen, breed unknown (was supposed to be a California White, but is not). She has always been in good health and my best layer, until the last couple of months she started laying sporadically, and occasionally soft-shelled eggs. I attributed it to a wintertime molt, and...
Hello! It's been a while, & now I've spent an hour looking through back posts & admiring everyone's recent pictures.
Things are pretty good here. We didn't get new chicks this year, so not much pecking order drama. And we've had a couple close calls with predators, but no fatalities. My Cream...
Look at this! This mini-coop was thrown together in an emergency, & is handy for sporadic isolation needs. I know it needs to be reinforced, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I had a broody hen in there, & could tell something had tried to get at her during her last night. The day after I...
I hardboiled a dozen eggs (store-bought) 8 days ago, but didn't end up using them like I thought. They've been in their shells until today. Can I still pickle them, or are they too old?
They smell fine, but a few have yellow/green areas on the whites. I've never seen it before. It's not the...