Recent content by lja7269

And my original flock of 6 had fowl pox and it looked nothing like this. Other than them not laying and scabs on their wattles, fowl pox was nothing.

Ok I am thinking she got bit by something. Hoping actually. I gave her some Benadryl yesterday, today eye is open but a bit weepy, wattle is not as big. She is still just as happy and healthy as always. She moves too quick to get a picture. I just gave her more Benadryl as well as another greedy...

Feeding them all laying feed and scratch at night. Scraps here and there. She is eating fine. I haven't noticed her poop but have not seen any in the pen out of the ordinary. She is acting normal.

One of my Wyandotes has a crusty eye and a swollen wattle. She acts healthy and normal. I do not notice any smell and do not see anything coming from her nose at all. She is a gorgeous plump bird and I would hate to cull her. Is that what I should do? Wouldn't all the other birds get it as well...

My Wellsummers are 20 weeks old and just started laying last week. Getting just 1-3 eggs a day. Today one of the eggs was bigger than the rest. Cracked it open and it had 3 yolks!

I was expecting to get some thin shells since they just started laying but so far so good. I only give them laying crumbles and some Milo right now. Waiting to see if I need to add in some oyster shell. I let them out to free range every afternoon as well. They seem very happy so I think I sm...

I have 5 20 week old Wellsummers. They started laying eggs last week. I have gotten 1-2 eggs a day. I am assumming only one or two of them have started laying. They have all been small eggs but the shells are nice and hard. Today we had 2 eggs and one was much larger than the others have been...

I I am new to this too. I just got 6 week old Wellsummers about 3 weeks ago. I bought them some dried worms as a treat. Put them in there and nothing. They could care less. 2 days later I offered again and they went crazy for them.

I am new to this. I got my first chicks 3 weeks ago. I chose 6 week old ones. I go out to the pen everyday and spend time out there but they avoid me at all costs. I got some meal worms last week and thought they would afore me after that. No such luck. I have Wellsummers. 5 hens and a roo.

Hello everyone! After wanting chickens for the last couple if years I finally got some. I have Wellsummers. 5 hens and 1 rooster. They are 8 weeks old. I got them 2 weeks ago and so far so good. They seem to be healthy and happy.