Recent content by jnewb

Is this scaly leg mites? I've had my girls for almost 4 years and I've never experienced this. What is the quickest, best way to treat it? How do they get them? What can I do to prevent it from happening again? All my girls are acting normal and seem otherwise healthy. I'm hoping I can get this...

Today I went to let my chickens out and feed them and one of my girls did not come out of the hen house. I could see her moving and hear her making noise so I wasn't too worried. It was a really cold night (in the single digits) and it snowed. I thought she just wanted to stay in the warm and...

My chicken is very lethargic and hasn't eaten anything today. I finally got her to drink a little water that I added a Life Lytes mega tablet too. The only droppings I've seen are small, watery and very white and yellow. Does anyone have any idea what is going on with her? She is a Buff...

This morning two of my chickens came out of the coop very slowly and did not want to eat. They both stood around closing their eyes and one of them drank a bunch of water. I have brought them both inside and offered them water and scrambled eggs, but neither seems interested. I checked their...

I just got Rosie to come out of the hen house and eat some hen scratch. When she first came out she was limping a little and holding one wing out weird. She seems to be walking normally now, but somewhat slower than usual. I am completely baffled. Could she have an egg stuck? We have a compost...

Usually my chickens are anxiously waiting for me to let them out of their coop in the morning, but today one of my girls, Rosie, didn't come out of the hen house. She was still roosted up top and didn't seem to want to come out. After a few minutes, she went down into a nest box where she has...

Thank you! That is a relief to hear. Do you think they'll be ok to go back into their coop tonight as long as the paint on the house next to it has dried? Thanks again!

Hello, The outside of my house and garage are being painted today. My chickens are out in the yard while this is happening, are the fumes hazardous to them? Their coop is pretty close to the house so I didn't want them in there while the painters are working. Now that they have started though...