Recent content by lauranickerson

Hi there, So I've got a bird that has a pretty bad case of bumblefoot. I've done a couple surgeries on other chickens and I just never feel like I get all of the infection out. There's always some white fibery stuff once I pull the scab off, and I can't tell if it's supposed to be there or if...

Hey I was really wanting meat birds this spring. Probably will do a mix of Cornish X and Freedom Rangers. Since they are usually gross and filthy birds, does anyone know if their feathers are worth saving?

They build up quick! Soon you'll have feathers in every nook and cranny of your house because you pick up a couple each time you go out and then set them down somewhere different every time and lose track. Hahaha. Happens to me all the time. When I'm plucking a dead bird, my boyfriend just rolls...

GREAT. That's what I was afraid of. I was actually just looking at her long thread about it and commented there. I ll see where this goes.

I think my hen might have wet pox. Without reading all 40-something pages, what are the steps to get her well again?

Found a picture on Google. This isn't my chicken. It looks a lot like this, except she's not a chick..she's over 2 years old.

Hi all, I don't know what to do. My hen has a growth or infection growing in the corner of her beak, making it hard to close her mouth. I smelled her head and it's gross. I can't tell if it's her breath or just the wound itself. I can see hard yellow stuff (puss). It's also swelling around...

Yes! They've all got a nice clutch of eggs under them. :) My cousin wanted some chickens so I said I'd hatch some mixes for her.

I've officially got 6 broody chickens and a broody duck.

I've got 3 dedicated broodies and possible two more that went broody last night. Haven't checked yet this morning, but if so, I'm running out of cages. Lol.

I've got two big 36x36" rabbit cages. Can I put two broodies in there or would that cause problems. The eggs are all set the same day.

So these questions may have been asked but I can't justify going through 8500 comments. 1. How many eggs will fit under a silkie? And how many under a standard chicken? 2. What happens if your broody hatches babies and you are selling the babies? What does momma do? 3. I set some duck eggs...

I didn't even know that was possible!!?

Yikes!! I've never washed mine in the washer. I wash them in those white square tubs that you can get for cheap. I put baking soda and a little dish soap in there. If I want them to smell even nicer, I use those beads you sprinkle in your washing machine with your load of clothes. Then I scoop...

Well folks a quick update before I get caught at work but while it's on my mind. Her other leg fell off at the swollen part. She's having a hard time adjusting, but I think she'll get the hang of it. It's just sad because she's not moving around as much now, mostly because of it probably feeling...