Recent content by janetgt

Thank you so much for the response. Turns out the skin that looked dry yesterday has beginning pin feathers today! Now that the swelling has gone down, I can see what the hind quarter anatomy is supposed to look like. She still had that spot that doesn't look great but, so far, it doesn't...

OK - the hen seems to be healing and looks like she will survive this awful attack! Now, I wonder how to take care of her plucked skin? she has lost ~ 2/3 of her feathers and her skin is dry and hard feeling. Should I put some king of oil or lotion on it? I found posts saying she won't get...

Am wondering if her poor bare bottom looks normal? Does anyone know what it is supposed to look like?

Advise please. Our little flock was attacked by a fox. Amazingly, the attack was interrupted in time to save all the girls but one lost most of her tail feathers and the area looks red and has areas of dried blood. Her back is featherless but skin is intact. We have her housed in a dog crate...

Thanks all for your comments. The links were very helpful. All the poking around that I have done on the site and I hadn't found those! I have 2 Black Sex Links - "I follow you around just like I am a dog" - 2 RIR - "we don't much care to be touched, but please give us a banana chunk!" - and...

Hi Everyone. We have been enjoying raising new chicks to, almost, yearlings and have actually survived the winter! We thought we were making out great until the past few days it "appeared" that we were only getting a very few eggs. Later, my husband found the eggs had been laid in a hay nest...