Recent content by pawswhiskersnwings

We are near Winchester VA and getting the same miserable heat. We also freeze gallon jugs and set them in a couple spots when super hot and i have even noticed them lay up against them and grad the water droplets as they run down the sides, i also hung the hose on the fence last year and set it...

We are just outside of Winchester VA...I just cant believe she doesnt seem to realize shes a chicken and should hang with chickens not people....

We were doing a rescue transport(dogs) 3 weeks ago and rescued this chicken froma gas station parking lot in the city. Can anyone tell me the breed? Also her leg was injured, she was limping, we quarintined her for 2 weeks from our flock or 15 , her leg is much better, but still has a slight...

we have 8 hens and a roo. have had about a year now.I noticed about 4 weeks ago that the 4 red sexlinks were loosing their feathers on their backs and you can only see small white feathers on their backs, then yesterday i noticed the bannys necks and chests are almost bald. Whats this, molt or...

Quote: Thanks sooo much for the info, im gonna run out and get some first thing tomorrow morning. Great advice thanks again... Oh any suggestions for the broad spectrum wormer, (particular name or brand i should get?)

I was just out doing my mid day watering on our small flock of 9 and noticed a worm in chicken poo. It is around the size of dental floss and 3 inchest long, round not flat. Is this a roundworm? Can i just worm them or do we need to go to a vet? Are we gonna get sick from eating the eggs? Any...

Quote: Shoot... These are the fans we added this week in addition to the installed ventilators that were already moving 20,000 cubic feet per minute of air through the barn. We have a couple thousand birds here though... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/2328_dsc_1456.jpg Wow...

Quote: Great idea on the shallow pan of water, im gonna go do that right now and freeze some water jugs... Thanks..

Quote: Great idea thanks very much. My neghibor came over when i was putting the fans out and acted like i was crazy..They do have pleanty of shade, it is just sooo hot it's hard to breath so im really worried for them and tomorrow is gonna get hotter... Thanks again....

So sorry for you loss. We had a dog kill one of ours a couple months ago and our Animal control didnt do much, told him he needed to keep his dog confined and say sorry to us....Wow.....that didnt help my 4 yr old who wittnesed the traumatic event while i was trying to get the chicken from the...

We have a small flock of 8 hens and a Roo, only had them 6 months or so now. Well it is really hot right now where we live and there is an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING both Thursday & Friday . Heat index between 105 - 115 degrees. I noticed today they drank a lot of water and seemed to stretch their...

Great idea on the nipple waterer's , im gonna pick one up and try that. And i can see eating is easir for them now that i switched to a deep pan and keep it very full, thanks for all the suggestions and information so we can keep them healthy and happy. I hope they settle down over time and...