Recent content by JenCorbett

Thanks for your reply. Shes been shivering a lot. She also stopped laying almost 2 weeks ago, while the others are still laying. Just concerned for her. Shes our fav girl =)

Hello there, I have a Jap btb (8 mos old) who is molting. She is not sick and is free of mites or skin problems.Her neck is almost completely bald and her chest is very thin. My concern is how much cold she can stand. The nights have been dropping into the 40's and occasionally upper 30's...

Yes saharan. I believe we spoke at a swap. We got them from the same guy in yorktown. I'm still hoping mines a girl, because my children are falling in love (so am I) with her.

I bought a Colombian Rock from a guy in yorktown too! Im guessing its the same person . What a small world! They are about 5 weeks now and Im rrrrreally hoping to have a hen. Mine has ZERO markings. Almost no comb or waddle and NO black feathers on head neck or tail! Is that odd? I thought buy...

Is this breed a particularly chatty one? I have two btb's and both cheep (only five weeks old) seemingly all the time. One even more so than the other. I am always concerned that something is wrong. When I pick them up, they tend to quiet down. But only somewhat. Is it just mine? Should I be...

Hello! I have a Japanese Black Tailed Buff. She is 6 weeks old. I got her when she was 4 weeks and the breeder said she had not been handled much. I was worried because I have small children and wanted a really friendly bird that would be okay with being handled. I am SO glad I did. She is an...

Hi Folks! I've been reading these forums for quite some time as I've been prepping to be a chicken keeper, but have decided its time to jump in! I have 1 Dark Brahma, 1 Red Rock, 1 Colombian Rock and 1 Japanese Black tailed buff. I plan to get 2 more but waiting for just the right ones to come...

Ive been using one for a couple weeks now and all do fine with it. Except one. I got her a little later and she was sick so I kept her separate until she was well. When I first put her in with the others, she wasn't using it at all. I was giving her water from a bowl because I was worried about...

Thanks for this info! I purchased a 5 week girl from tsc swap and she is now (next day) very sick. The instructions given to me at tsc were "just sprinkle in water" I did this and now realize I sprinkled waaaay too much. Hope there no adverse effects =( any thoughts? Also, will allowing...