Recent content by melmonkey

36 girls and counting!

thanks! trying to make an adoption work out is nerve-wracking... now the broody mama is obsessed with her new children-if they leave her , even to eat/drink, she clucks until they return.

okay- this is a little lengthy,but l think the info is helpful. I have a 2yr. old black sexlink hen who STAYS broody-has never hatched a chick as l don't have roosters, but will even sit on an empty nest-all day! l decided to get 3 baby chicks(pullets) and try to trick her into accepting them...

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An attack too will never change its ways-someone "rehomed" one to me when l bought 2hens from me...after raking me, my husband workers, and a grandchild with it's nails and beating us in the face, jumping on our backs etc, it was returned to its Maker. Please do not give a mean too to someone else!

l have a hen who is laying purple eggs!(actually they are buff with a lavender hued bloom) but if l read the info on croad Langshans hens correctly, their eggs are like this....l am trying to download a photo from my cell phone....lol....the laying hens are RIR, black sexlinks, Americauna, Black...

hello- l have had chicks hatching ( with the mother hen- not an incubator) for a week now. all are healthy little balls of fluff. but l noticed today that a chick that seems to have hatched overnight ( he wasn't in the nest box yesterday) is NOT fluffy, but has a thick crust covering most of his...

thanks to all who answered. You are right- l peeked under Lulu's feathers and there were 6 little heads peeking out!! They are too cute !!! ( 3 lil yellow chicks and 3 brown striped). l will make a place for them in the hen house when l see them outside of her wings. ( that is the right thing...

My Silkie hen has been sitting on about 12 eggs ( hers and an Araucana's) . lt is about time for the chicks to hatch. Yesterday when l checked her,l found some pieces of light blue egg laying on the floor under the nest. Then this morning l found half of the same egg in front of the nest. Do the...

thanks for your interest. l went out this evening to check on her and she was throwing up green stuff. She was a free range hen- loved it outside. l think she may have eaten something bad- l did find some hard unripe green peaches that had fallen from a tree in the hen yard. Anyway, after...

My 4 month old Light Brahma hen was fine until this morning; she did not run outside to the chicken yard when l let everyone else out. She is just standing in a corner of the hen house. l offered her some scrambled eggs- would not touch them!! She will neither eat nor drink. l picked her up to...

I know that what I'm going to post will not be popular -- it is, however, true. My wife just showed me the picture of the Texas Rat Snake. I can't find any posts as to the disposition of this particular citizen of the chicken ecosystem. Be aware that when you kill a pinnacle predator like this...

HELP! l came home today to find 2 BADLY injured hens( l BR and an araucana that is laying her clutch) ( and one hen with its head bitten off) l think a fox or a coon got in their yard. l put the 2 hurt hens in a separate cage, ( they have had the feathers torn off their backs and neck; the...

HELP! One of my 8 week old barred rock babies was chased down by my Pomeranian yesterday ( the chick squeezed thru the fence). l rescued her- she seemed to be in shock. l put her in a cage on a towel, gave her water/gatorade and she has made it thru the night, but she won't eat , drink or stand...

l lost an older barred rock hen earlier this week; then when l put MORE shade cloth on top of the hen house and placed a large fan outside everyone seemed to recuperate. ( and l also give them cold cantalope and other cold veggies twice a day) But l think the fan is the key-