I had a Cochin recover completely from several deep puncture wounds - after the fox decided he couldn't carry his lunch. She recovered fine - and replaced her feathers eventually. Clean the area if any surface wounds - maybe use an apron for a while - if the other hens will pluck the new...
This is my year old Ameraucana, Esther - having stepped up to the job of hatching 9 Swedish Flower chicks. She went broody - nearly as soon as they arrived from the post office. Amazing timing.
One chick hatched with curled toes - and immediately got a tape splint. Two days later - looks...
Thanks for confirmation Sydney - the girls are plenty calm now - in their nest boxes they can't see each other. After the hatch - I will situate them on the floor - much like you've suggested - so the chicks can move around. This is the first time I'm brooding eggs other than my own - so I'm...
4 x 8 sounds plenty big to divide in half for the two broods.. Any chance you could set up separate quarters with cardboard divider - easy and quiet to put up - screw to walls - with doorway for you to get in and out. That is pretty much my plan - with an 8 x 6 brooder coop, and two hens on...
Ok - I've got a Silkie on 5 and Ameraucana on 8 - set up in the brooder coop. Got up at 3am a few nights ago - to gently put the Amaraucana and her eggs into the brooder coop - where the Silkie was already set. They'll be about a day apart - both sitting on Swedish Flower eggs - ordered on...
Da Duck Haus
OK -- here's some pics of the process -- aided by chickens, dogs, cats, neighbors, etc.
I happened upon a pile of 2x6's at a local lumber yard for next to nothing - and knew a duck house was in my future.
I try to be practical about size, approach to cleaning, creature comfort -...
West Wing:
Easy enough name for a coop perched on a west facing hill. I started out with six hens about 4 years ago. Then jumped to nearly 20 in two years. Ameracauna, Buttercup, Black Australorpe, Speckled Sussex, Blue Andalusion, Leghorn, Delaware, Cochin, Buff Orpington, and Sex Link -- 2 of...
Ok - here's my beautiful guinea girl -
And the sweetest young french girls --
the lovely Legorno
And Rupert serenading the guinea trio --
And yes I would like some beautiful Indiana silkies..