Recent content by TheDams

Hello! My rooster seems to have a tender toe that is a little sore and weepy--and look like he has an ingrown nail. I can't find any info on it. Could it be because we had a super long, wet Spring and he insisted on being in the dank barn versus his dry coop? Any thoughts on treatment...

Our main man, Brother Wilfred, a chantecler rooster, had double bumblefoot surgery the other night. It wasn't a bad surgery, but it was intense enough that he's been put into a large pen by himself in the barn while his feet heal. I didn't want to risk getting his feet wet/dirty/sore by...

Oh no I didn't realize you could change pecking order. We don't really have anywhere else to put her--but that's a good idea. I'll see if we can isolate her somehow. So that means keeping her away 24/7? She doesn't run around the yard with them, or sleep with them?

Hello everyone! We are semi-new to this forum and chickens--living in the city we put off having them for a long time. We have three plymouth rocks who have been laying very well for months now in our urban backyard. Because there's only three we've named them all, first and last names...

We live in the city and have three plymouth rocks--they're about 9 months old and have been laying really well for a while now. We aren't always home but when I am home in the AM I can sometimes hear a ruckus coming from the henhouse and when I investigate 100% of the time it's our head hen...