Recent content by redmacbear23

I would be interested in how this case turned out. I have a Mottle Cochin Bantam roo, and he developed a very hard pocket which took over an eye. I finally took him to our vet who gave him some twilight anesthesia, and with a laser cut off the pocket, which was solidified pus. He was given 10...

I bought 6 RIR pullets last Spring, but one turned out to be a roo. He became just as aggressive as you describe, running at me, jumping at me, and just being a pain. After about 6 mos, he had de-feathered all of the hens, and was aggressive with them as well. We ended up having to end it after...

As long as you have the lamp safely installed and taken precautions about flammable items like bedding, you should be okay. We live in a rural mountain area, with nights as cold as below zero, and have a heat lamp in all our coops, near the ceilings. The chickens can wander about in large...

Great read, with many good tips. At our altitude in CO, with our cold and wind, I have to side with RezChamp in Manitoba. We have to heat. We have been very careful, keeping the red heat lamps above the chickens, and keeping heated watering bowls. We check constantly, since the coops are covered...

You are absolutely right. We are at 7200ft in CO, and have 4, 10X10X8h runs, walk-in 4X4X8h coops with heat lamps in winter, and not only double fencing with chain link and chicken wire, but opaque poly roofing over the runs for the snow. We have bears so we really worked on safe fencing...

Sounds like you are doing everything you can. What are you feeding? I know some readers will cringe, but sometimes you can add some supplement to their water. Certain times of the year, when the weather is too hot, too cold, or just in transition, hens won't lay. But if you feel an egg, the hen...

We live at 7200ft in CO mountains, and have 4 large coops/yards. We have to have really aggressive fencing to keep out bears, so the chickens don't get to free range. We keep heat lamps in all 4 coops, at least 4 ft above the chickens, if temps get below freezing, and have screened vents as well...

I have 4 roos, and out of all, the Bantam is most aggressive. Raised the others, and they eat out of my hand. Two are gold and red mixed breed, another is a Red, So a lot is how they are raised I think, and some types are just naturally more protective of their hens and/or aggressive toward...

Paying about $13.99 for Nutrena 16% crumbles, $10.99 for scratch, and supplement with greens and cracked corn, also $10.99. 4 Mottled Cochin Banties, 1 Gold Lace Cochin Bantie, 1 Bantam Roo, 1 White Wy, 1 Gold Lace Wy.

Hi, We have 6 hens and a roo in a 10'X14' chain link dog kennel, with an adjacent 4'X4'Coop, and they are fine. We have bears, cougars, coyotes, hawks, eagles, so the very protected yard(with strong wire fencing for roof) is essential. Over that we have a poly, opaque roof to keep snow off the...

So, why don't my chickens molt? I want photos too!!

Good to see fellow mountain types out there! We live south of Walsenburg in the Spanish Peaks. FYI-there is a poultry sale and trade in Penrose(West of Pueblo)every 1st and 3rd Saturday, at the feed store. Don't know if it goes on during the winter. We have 3 horses, also known as Yard Art, 2...

Thanks, Maknat! Sounds like you have your hands full anyway. This was the second time the roo was sick, but first time I knew he had been overcome with heat exhaustion. He was ORANGE! Kept liquids in him and he came back. Glad we don't have your humidity here in Colorado mtns. 3 horses, 3 dogs...

I got my first egg from a hatchling today. They were hatched last May. I've always found my girls love warm goat milk on cold mornings, and they lay better. When I had a cow, I fed milk right from her. I also feed chopped spinach, out of a bag if I am out of fresh. I live in the mountains of...

I found my Cochin Rooster, 1 yr old, looking like a sack of feathers. For a week I held him and fed him eyedroppers of duramycin treated water, crushed chicken meal in weak milk, and sometimes some cream of wheat in milk. I kept him apart in a carrier, with water and food available, but he just...