Recent content by Jaxchix

I was just worried incase it was from a parasite that may be passed on or something contagious

she's about 2 years old now, no changes in eyes

Hi, one of my hens was just sitting on the floor of the coop this morning and seems very weak and skinny. I gave her a warm water bath as she had a lot of loose poop around her vent. I noticed the other day that she had long nails (which seemed odd, everyone elses are fine) so I trimmed her...

thankyou for your replies, can certainly try some mealworms (uugghhh!!), they do have some free range room, but not every day, so may need extra protein. Fingers crossed everything settles down. :)

Hi, we have 6 hens from last year and about 4 weeks ago we introduced this years hens into the coop with them. We have raised them in an adjoining coop so that they would be used to them somewhat. They all seem to have settled in ok and there is no aggression or squawking between anyone. However...

thankyou, thats great.

antibiotics are never bad, especially if you were seeing "green flesh", watch for a bad odour too. The Vetericyn spray that someone else mentioned is good, you can get a VF (veterinary formula) from the vets. The spray is good for getting bacteria and the VF will help with the infection as well...

Hi, newbie here, we raised our first chicks last year and gained more chicks this year. We have them in 2 coops next to each other, so that they are used to seeing each other. We have one rooster from last year, he can a bit of a bully (chasing and pecking) first thing in the morning until he...