Recent content by Meliswan

I think she is going to be just fine! Still not eating as much as I would like, but that could be because of being in the crate away from the others. She is strong and steady on her legs. I didn’t mess with her bottom today just let her rest. I think another night in the house then I’ll get...

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I’ll give her a few more hours of rest then get her out and really exam her “undercarriage”. She was so weak last night I didn’t want to do too much to her.

She is much improved this morning. Pretty alert but only eating a small amount. She is more steady on her feet but still a little wobbly. I will keep her in the house until she looks strong enough to join the flock. Should I give her a bath? She really made a mess of herself on the backend...

Thank you! I will post an update in the morning

I found my 16 wk old leghorn on her back stuck behind the nesting box. We were unable to hang the boxes the day we carried them into the coop so we just left them on the floor against the wall. They have been in there for about two weeks. I found her tonight, she was laying on her back. I...

Thank you for the warm welcome! Hubby is traveling this week but we are pretty confident that we will have the new coop finished this weekend. I will post pics when the chicks are moved in!

Hello, I’m a new chicken mamma! I recently purchased 24 chicks. They are so super cute and tiny. Then I thought it would be fun to get more and sneak them into the brooder to see if the kids would notice. They didn’t and now I have 33 layers and 20 broilers. I might have gotten carried...