I do not, but its strange she seems better; her color has returned to her wattles and comb--a healthy red color--, she is runninng around chasing bugs, and eating the yogurt, treats, and food that we gave them. I still don't know what got into her though... I haven't checked her poop today...
Oh I almost forgot... She also laid a egg today, and we know that there have been mice and snakes living in the coop--we have been trying to get rid of.
Oh Did your guys chickens look depressed when they were ill? and should we separate her from the other girls? Would DE do the trick? There is a water bowl outside for the girls and I mixed some DE in there for them and SIlverback, the ill andalusian, drank a good amount.
My blue andalusian is acting unlike herself; she only took one peck of scratch, which is a favorite of my girls, and is moving slowly. Her comb and wattles are a pale pink, salmon color which is not usual. Her comb which has always been big and curved to one side is now either grown a little...
Its has been an amazing recovery! She has been healing very fast and is now following us around for treats and letting us pick her up, she really is a sweety. She went from bein in the coop 24/7, to hiding behind it, to just hanging out in plain sight! The other chickens have been getting...
Thank you! Although I am a little worried because she has been hiding in the coop and I am worried were will she sleep and if she will ever come out to eat and drink. I hope she will warm up a little to the other chickens soon
My neighbors had a hen that all the others were picking on and the poor thing was bleeding and scabby. They said we should come get her because she was not doing well there. We came over and found it hiding in the coop, while all the other chickens were outside of the coop. She was a bald...
Welcome To the coop page! :D This is the place my eight chickens are proud to call home ^.^
Anyway lets move on to seeing some pictures!
This is where they get in.
The girls roosting in the coop (you can only see some of them)
Here is the food station. ;)
Hello! Im Prisserbabe and i have 7 chickens, 4 cats, 2 dogs, and a frog <3 :D Here are a few pictures of my chickens.
BYC IS AWESOME !!!
Bearded lady~ Easter Egger
Silverback~ Silver laced
Patty~ buff
Romulus~ Rhode Island Red
And I cant forget...
Some of you guys are very lucky to have good cats. I wish I had good outdoor cat but I am afraid that all my cats are indoor and if you shut the door on them they freak out and could possibly run away.
But i do like the bucket idea even though I dont like the thought of killing anything.
Hi,
I was in my coop's run at night and I saw a little mouse run across the ground and hide. Crap!
--- So what should I do? Are mice a threat to the girls or not? Thank you for your help