I have 5 RIR Hens 1RIR rooster n 3 ISA hens. Since the beginning of summer all of my hens have bare backs. I thought they were molting but wouldn't they have thier features by now? Plus I discovered one has an open wound by her wing. Is my rooster doing this? I got them all 11/2 yrs. ago at the...
I looked at her legs n claws today. Her rt. leg seems to b OK. But she is not gripping my fingers with her claw. I splinted her middle claw with Q- tips. ( it seemed that was the one that made her pull away when I messed with them) She is still eating n drinking n she laid an egg today so that's...
I looked at her legs n claws today. Her rt. leg seems to b OK. But she is not gripping my fingers with her claw. I splinted her middle claw with Q- tips. ( it seemed that was the one that made her pull away when I messed with them) She is still eating n drinking n she laid an egg today so that's...
my guinea has been hobbling around since friday afternoon. she is eating n drinking n i seperated her from the others. is there somthing that i should b doing for her. it seems like she cant walk.
LOVE this idea!! Thx!! I'm gonna make one n put it on a 2×2 5' board like a rake. I put my girls in their coop today. It was funny they were lifting their legs high n looking at the sand n cocking their heads. If they could talk I think the would've said WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!!!!
have u called ne carpet n vinyl layers/stores? we bought a ruminate from one for $40. Also i was told not to use cedar chips for the chickens cuz it is toxic to them. ne one else every hear this?
we r in the process of building our chx run now. it will b 12×12. there will b braces in the center to support the top with hardware cloth we plan on making 3'×6' frames n then putting the hardware cloth on them with 18 " down on the ground. we will lay the cloth on the ground n cover it with...
i have 8 wk old guineas and every time i give them ne thing other than their feed they get diarrhea. I do mix grit in with the feed. i did have one guinea die 2 wks ago. is there somthing im not giving them that they need?