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  1. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Monkeybean- I am going to be moving my broody ladies and hoping for the best. Never hd a broody before but my first one ever hatched two eggs on Sunday, and the flock killed the chicks, her other eggs never hatched and that is why I am going to move her. Having issues like yours with her. She...
  2. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a broody question. I have a broody who just sat on eggs, 2 hatched, flock members killed her babies. Unhatched eggs were discarded after they would have all hatched and didn't because my eldest son was in charge while we were gone, he brought them in the house, they died. Anyway, she...
  3. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Electrolyte solution in his water, keep him warm, keep him hydrated. See if he will eat mash, I would never tell you to put him down. I hope the little one pulls through. I hope to see a happy update soon.
  4. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have my first ever broody. She will be a year old next month. She is sitting on 10-11 eggs. She is a beautiful barred rock. I am now thinking that I would like to let her hatch the chicks and then I will put them in a brooder other than I really would rather have her raise them for me, but...
  5. SilverLacedLady

    Making Social Chicks

    My birds are all very friendly. I have a light brahma who we named Honey. She has always been the sweetest. I actually never got to give many of them a lot of one on one attention when they were little chicks. Honey on the other hand was very small for her age (not anymore she's a big fatty)...
  6. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen, sitting for almost 2 weeks Help?! i don't know what i am doing!

    What if I could move the ducks and relocate the Roo that gets the short end of the stick with a handful of girls for him? That's what my issue is, he doesn't have any ladies of his own to look after because he is much smaller than the big roo, I just didn't know if my hens would be inclined to...
  7. SilverLacedLady

    Broody Hen, sitting for almost 2 weeks Help?! i don't know what i am doing!

    MY FIRST BROODY! Hello, I have been keeping chickens for 5 years now. I kinda turned into a crazy chicken lady. Got some issues. I have my first ever broody. she will be a year old nest month, she is a barred rock. sitting on a clutch of 10 random eggs, including a Muscovy duck egg. it...
  8. SilverLacedLady

    Ended Official BYC Contest: 260,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and Win!!!

    4/18/2014 9:00pm.
  9. SilverLacedLady

    Rooster is skinny, already lost one to the cold who was also very skinny :(

    That's what I was afraid of. Unfortuneately I have them all joused in a barn and woukd have to build Beasty his own area before I can seprate them.
  10. SilverLacedLady

    Rooster is skinny, already lost one to the cold who was also very skinny :(

    i have multiple feeders and water stations. a wading pool a 3 gallon drinker, a 5 gallon drinker, and two 30 lb. feeders, always full and fresh. separated Beast will chase Lucky even if they are on opposite sides of the barn, beast will go away from his feed and water just to terrorize Lucky...
  11. SilverLacedLady

    Rooster is skinny, already lost one to the cold who was also very skinny :(

    A week and a half ago I lost my beloved barred rock roo "Yellow". I have two other roosters, a gigantic mix "Beast" and my sweet BO "Lucky". Lucky is very thin as was Yellow before he passed. Beast is very large and very heavy and I have a few hens on the skinny side too. These birds are all...
  12. SilverLacedLady

    Buff having butt trouble, bad.

    I have a sweet (usually) 2 1/2 year old BO named Flopsy (her comb falls slightly to the side, not sure why) having butt trouble. Her poop is really runny and is all over her back end, only liquid. None of my birds are laying (recent move, new state, new place, big pole barn previously housed...
  13. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    would i get more responses if i took pictures or something? I SERIOUSLY need help.
  14. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    i have called, no vets in our area will touch a chicken. even if they would i wouldn't have the money. got no advice either
  15. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    am i allowed to bump my own posts? Because I still need help.
  16. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    if it were gapeworm i wouldn't know what to do...any ideas?
  17. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    that's the thing, he's the only one. I thought they'd all get gapeworms if he had them.
  18. SilverLacedLady

    HELP! Had to recusitate (sp?) young rooster 3 times today!

    My 9 week old BO Rooster Lucky stopped breathing 3 times today and have done is 3-4 times before. He suddenly stops breathing and gasps for air. Today he actually was dead and I somehow revived him, then watched and waited to see if his comb would turn colors again and when it did i picked him...
  19. SilverLacedLady

    I rescued a duckling and she's resisting help **LOTS OF PICS**

    so, I just got 2 indian runners 3 days ago, approx. 2 weeks old, I have never had ducks before but i know people who have they told me to get some and have fun...I shop at Rural King a lot and the new manager there has told the employees that if there is a sick or injured chick, or duckling to...
  20. SilverLacedLady

    Wobbly legged, twitchy bantam cochin cockerels

    I don't have any ideas but i will be glad to keep bumping this post so someone with knowledge can help. Sorry about your birds hon.
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