Thank you, everyone. I'll get them all out when the boom booms are over this weekend. Our hens were worn out last night after our neighbor's firework display.
Ok, so I'll get them outside after this weekend (given the fireworks and such).
Now what do I do about her "nakedness"? Should I be putting antibiotics on it, washing it, what? She is missing an entire chest full of feathers, minus a few shoots.
I was concerned with them plucking each other. They shouldn't be crowded, their "brooder" is 3ftx2ft and they are currently sitting in a window catching the warms rays and have had the lamp off for the past week. We have a coop, however it is currently occupied by several bantam hens. With the...
I'm sorry for the poor quality photo (grandmothers and camera phones don't always go well together).
I have in my photographed hand, a 4 week old Japanese Buff Black Tail. She is lovely, great spirited, and my little Josephine.
What's wrong-
Tonight we went out to clean the brooder...
I don't know much about splinting, but try Hypericum for the pain, if your concerned.
I had a chick with a broken beak and it calmed her right down when I gave it to her. Just dissolve it in water and give it to the chick. Its holistic, you'd have to research where to locally get it (my...
Here are our two Silkies.
Our hen (Little Bit) just got does sitting, she did a good job but nothing hatched. She's getting back into the hang of things with the rest of the flock. Not sure what color she would be.
And our handsome Roo, SunKist. He was sold to us as a Buff, but I'm pretty...
I've gotten a lot of suggestions to join this great website, and finally have. I had a chick that broke her beak last night. Thanks to some great threads on here, we got her all fixed up.
I am helping my grandmother raise. We currently have 4 laying hens (2 Cherry Eggers, Silky, and a Splash...