Thank you! I’m trying to determine if I was the cause of my poor chickens’ demise—did I stress them out, what happened, etc. I’m also interested in hearing about caring for these little guys. I’m looking forward to being a part of this forum.
Hey everyone! I’ve had chickens for 3 years and we love them. They are part of our family, and we recently lost 2 of them over the past month. We’ve primarily had Cochins and Silkies. Looking forward to learning more about caring for our girls (and our rooster, Mr. Libre!).
I have (had) 6 chickens, including 3 Silkies and 3 Cochins. Recently, I noticed that one Silkie and one Cochin had a lot of poop on their butts, so I did what I did a year ago—I held them in my lap, used warm water to soften the poop, and used a scissors to cut off the caked poop. The Cochin...
