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1 silkie, 2 Polish 1 Delaware, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Americuana, & 2 Silver Wyandottes Total=9 2227+9=2236

Two yrs ago our Silver Wyandotte had a prolapse vent as well. After trimmming away the poopie feathers, we isolated her from the rest of the ladies, kept her in the dark for a week so she would stop laying, gave her 20min warm baths with a bit of betadine twice a day (she really seemed to like...

We call our chickens "pets with benefits."

My 2 Polish hens love our compost! In fact they have done a wonderful job "turning" it. They do make a mess but they enjoy lookin for bugs.

I have 7 hens & 4 egg boxes, yet they all seem to want to use the same box to lay their eggs which sometimes becomes a problem. I too have had times where they used their pecking order to establish who gets to use the box. In fact I've had to clean up a few combs that got pecked while in the...

I'm so happy to hear your girl is feelin better. I just found my one yr old "Lilac" a Silver laced Wyandotte with a prolapse vent this evening. We cleaned her up, trimmed some feathers around her vent (poor girl was a mess since it has been raining the past several days), & pushed it back in. I...

My chickens have been enjoying a clementine here and there this fall. Of course in summer, melons, esp watermelons, is their favorite afternoon treat.