Recent content by Kenniem37

Wow!!! Thank you for that information. I use to give ACV very regularly to the birds but recently I have stopped. That could be part of the issue. I will definitely leave a bowl of calcium for them. I had heard that if you scatter it on the ground they will consume as needed but I panicked when...

Hello all!! For the past week we have noticed 3 of our 4 hens (18 month or a little older Rhode Island Red, golden laced Wyandotte, Minorca, and Easter Egger) have feathers that were thinning out. The fourth (Minorca) has not changed in her appearance at all. I also noticed one hen was eating...

We decided to give the girls a lot of room and I also wanted to be able to get in and clean it easier than our last set up which was an absolute hassle!! Last year we had a lot of odor issues because it was a smaller area and hard to clean. We threw some straw down and have decided to see how it...

Hello everyone! I have four 1 year old hens that we will be moving into a new coop/run set up soon. There is very little to no grass in the newer run and I need to know what I should use in the run bedding wise, and in the nesting boxes. I had previously used pine in the boxes and coop and...

Ok I’ll look at its feet. Any guess on gender or does it depend on the breed?

When we bought this bird I thought it was in a Minorca bin but my husband thought it was in a Black sex linked bin. Can anyone help us figure out what this black beauty is and also the gender if possible?

We bought that bird and two others from the tractor store. My 3 Americana’s came from a smaller family owned feed store and they referred to their breeder several times. Do you think she’s a different or mixed breed?

You think so?! Oh how exciting!! My heart broke when my other bird turned on me and we had to give him up. Thank you for your input!!!

Hi everyone!! I’m a brand new chicken owner and I was wondering if anyone could tell me if one of my birds is a female or male. I got it as a chick and they said it was a Golden Laced Wyandotte. I know it could still surprise us but I was recently injured by a “female” that over night became an...

Awesome!! Thank you everyone. I think that painted a clearer picture for me as far as frequency goes. I appreciate the help!

How often do you give it to them and what age is a pullet (I’m completely new to this sorry).

I know this topic has been discussed at length but I cannot get a clear answer to how often I should give ACV to my birds. Our chicks are about 4 weeks old and I would like to start this if it is safe for them. I have the 1 tablespoon ACV to 1 gallon of water ratio understood but not the...

Thank you everyone!! As far as our pet go we have...2 small dogs, 2 cats, 1 bearded dragon, 1 older chameleon (I actually had both of his parents and kept him from the day he hatched), 2 tortoises (55 lbs and 45 lbs), our little flock of chicks, and last but not least a small hamster. I should...

Hello!!! My family and I are brand new to raising chickens. We purchased 6 preciously fizzy baby chicks 3 weeks ago and have loved every second of them. We have two Americana’s, one Rhode Island Red, one golden laced Wyandotte, one Minorca, and one black sex linked. A very good friend of mine...