Recent content by Joyhd851

I love it all! The mobility, safety for my hens, and ease of cleaning are some of my favorite features.

My affected pullet has completely healed of whatever ailment it was. We kept her in the house in a dog crate. We fed her vitamins, brewers yeast etc along with her normal pellets. We bathed her a few times at the beginning and continued to hold her a few minutes every day. I gave her to a...

Has anyone dealt successfully with this problem in an "older" (maybe 6 months old) chick?

My Silkie came from some LGBTQ backyard chicken keepers in Brooklyn, NY. She was being picked on by the other chickens in their flock, so I added her to mine. The sad part is, the Bielefelder rooster seems to really like her. It is very hard on her feather growth. That is why I hope to...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We have our third flock of chickens, the first being almost 20 years ago. Our kids were young and it was a beautiful family experience. Both times before we had all Rhode Island Reds. (2) How many chickens do you have right now...