Recent content by ladyfromthewoods

Quote: That sounds like "lash" all right! IF my other chickens had actually had the chance to go at it this would be a perfect description of what it was like - almost like skin but rubbery like a mushroom and grisley inside. I hope your hen returns to laying normally. Mine has still been...

Quote: Thanks for the tip! I learned something new again today, even if it wasn't about chickens. You're never too old to learn something new. ~ t.

Quote: I'm really sorry, Laura Jean. When I first posted it, I didn't have pics and thought to add them just after I started the topic. If I could go back and change the topic title, I would. But I did think to warn ppl about the links I posted later in this topic. I must admit, even...

Quote: I'm really sorry that you had this experience, but you are in good company. My first plea for help on BYC forum was for the same type of thing. You can read it if you click here . I hope you don't give up on keeping chickens. Although some days can be tough, most days with some hens...

Also, thanks to Woodland Woman for offering the advice on how to handle the removal of things that gross you out. And for being observant that my Rose was not a new layer.

Thanks to everyone who has cared to comment on Rose's "weird" egg and "lash." I have an update! Last night (which was 3 days since the weird egg) she laid an egg!!! Granted the shell was lopsided, but otherwise it was normal. Then today, less than 24 hours since her lopsided egg, she laid...

Quote: Here are two links to similiar incidents that freaked out others: WARNING: graphic photos http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/WeirdEggs/WeirdEggs.html http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/ChristmasAlienEgg/ChristmasAlienEgg.html

There's hardly any information on the internet about "lash" except some speculation on various forums. Nothing "official" that I can find. Experience of hard-core chicken keepers (official experts enough, imho) seem to suggest it is a sloughing off of the reproductive system, usually thought...

Thanks!!!! Knowing what it is called (lash) enabled me to start doing searches on it. I usually make a point to never start a new topic for help unless I've looked through the archives, but this was hard to search without knowing it had a name. You've nailed it!!! I'll be reading up on it...

Background: Rose is a Golden Comet. I've had her for little under a year and she was about 1-2 years old when I got her. A great layer. On the 18th of March, she stopped laying. 2 days later, she started showing signs of feeling badly (not eating/drinking as much and lying down a lot.) I...

Quote: Thanks, ddawn! Sometimes a little pat of reassurance is just the needed thing.

Quote: Other than the grubs/bugs they are scratching up in the woods, what is the easiest way to give them more protein? I've heard some make them some scrambled eggs at times, and I have plenty of venison here, so maybe I could brown some burger and give it in limited quanities? Another...

I can't thank all of you enough!!! Your posts have given me a couple of coop design problem ideas to work on and given me the courage to say, "5 is too many until we can build a bigger coop" so I can give away the bully hen if the remedies don't help. Plus, I learned something about chickens &...

Quote: Now THERE'S an idea I can work with!!! I learned pretty early that 2 of the nesting boxes were going to waste and they were just using the middle box so I quit putting nesting material in the other two. But they are one solid piece that removes for cleaning the coop. A quick zip with...

Quote: Now THERE'S an idea I can work with!!! I learned pretty early that 2 of the nesting boxes were going to waste and they were just using the middle box so I quit putting nesting material in the other two. But they are one solid piece that removes for cleaning the coop. A quick zip with...