I have three very persistent broody hens and it got me wondering...
What does everyone do when they have broody hens? I'm curious to hear people's creative solutions. Do you let them hatch? Give away the babies? Get them chicks to adopt? Try to break them?
Not sure what I'm going to do. Had...
I have treated with Elector PSP for lice (please leave off your comments about elector psp not being labeled for use on lice, thanks) and I see zero live lice but there are still eggs at the base of the feathers.
When will those fall off? Do I need to treat again? Feeling very paranoid about...
Some of my flock have lice 😬. I treated everyone and the entire coop (after I stripped it) with poultry lice dust while I waited for my Elector PSP to arrive. It arrived today and I treated all my birds thoroughly with that. I saw no live lice but there were definitely eggs and I made sure to...
*Cue game show music*
(Cheesy game show host voice) Come on down and play hen or roo?
*audience applause*
One day I swear I will get better at this but for now, give me your thoughts.
Fauci is my yellow one and Pfizer is my grey, I'm getting some strong roo vibes from Pfizer but I'm still...
I'm not sure if anything is wrong with my Buff Orpington but she is very broody and is kind of hunching over her back. She's a year old and has been perfectly healthy and maybe broody hens just look this way but I'm not experienced enough with broody hens to know.
She keeps trying to share...
He still is not improving but I'm in contact with the vet and I have another appointment coming up shortly. Thanks for the brush suggestion! I'm going to order that straightaway.
Thanks for the reply! He is under the care of a vet and this photo was taken before the treatment for his eye and ear infections.
I did bathe him and I've been brushing him daily with a wire slicker brush. It seems to work well and he doesn't have poop stuck to him bum thankfully.
I got him...
Here's the short version of Latke's story:
I found him on the side of the road two weeks ago and immediately brought him to the vet because he was in terrible shape. He is recovering well and is social, friendly, eats, uses his litter box, and generally seems quite content.
He was EXTREMELY...
Two of my girls have red vents and some poop stuck to their bums. I'm a new chicken mom and I'm not sure how to help them. What is going on and how can I fix it? Both of my girls are almost a year old and one is a Buff Orpington and one is an Australop. Otherwise they are healthy and laying...