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  1. JNorth

    Giant red spot???

    Hmm, that's a good question. It seems to be along the front and underbellies for the most part. I'm not sure what they could be rubbing on since nothing inside there coop or enclosed run has changed in over a year. But I will keep my eye out for that, thanks!
  2. JNorth

    Giant red spot???

    My husband had a thought... we switched to Agway layer feed from TSC's Dumor layer crumbles last week. Could the red spots be some kind of sensitivity? We've noticed a few more hens with similar but smaller spots. I have gone through every inch of the coop and still no signs of mites. I've...
  3. JNorth

    Giant red spot???

    I'm not seeing any signs of mites or lice. I dust with DE regularly, but I cleaned out the nesting boxes and put in a fresh layer of DE under the the hay just in case. I also put a bag in the dust bathing hole for them to use. I watched them for a while and no one seems to be bothering her...
  4. JNorth

    Giant red spot???

    Her crop felt fine, full of this mornings feed but not super hard or compacted. She didn't care that I was touching the area or her crop. I checked her over for mites and didn't see anything right away but I will check again. I didn't notice it until this morning when my daughter mentioned...
  5. JNorth

    Giant red spot???

    We noticed this spot on one of our hens. She doesn't mind it being touched and it doesn't seem to bother her. It's dry but hot to the touch, although similar to the heat that normally comes from chickens. Any idea what it could be or how I treat her? Do I treat her or just leave her be?
  6. JNorth

    Headless hen mystery...

    If it was a weasel, there really isn't much I can do right? There isn't any way to protect against them is there? Given how small and sneaky they are...
  7. JNorth

    Headless hen mystery...

    Something in the weasel family would be my guess as well, but it's weird to have no blood. Unfortunately I cannot rule out the human predator idea either. We had an incident over the course of a few days in the fall that made us wonder if someone was messing with our flock... odd doors being...
  8. JNorth

    Headless hen mystery...

    I had considered the idea that she had been eaten but figured for sure we would have found her skull /beak or that her neck would have looked picked at. I don't have a pic, which is odd for me, but her neck looked chopped. Nothing hanging out or pulled. We butcher our own birds, she looked...
  9. JNorth

    Headless hen mystery...

    Yesterday we found a headless hen in her nesting box. We could not find any evidence of her head in the coop, in the enclosed run or around the outside door of the nesting boxes. There were no feathers or blood or any other signs of a struggle. We didn't find any holes through or under the...
  10. JNorth

    Will she ever lay again? *funky egg pic added*

    So I went out this afternoon and noticed the hen in her nest. I left her alone and came back a while later to this... No yolk to speak of and runny whites came out when I picked it up. Is this a good sign?
  11. JNorth

    Will she ever lay again? *funky egg pic added*

    We had her integrated with the other hens but then she just turned nasty. She's great with humans though. She follows us around while we do yard work. She comes running if she sees the shovel....we've been planting trees and no hole goes uninspected or de-wormed! :lol:
  12. JNorth

    Will she ever lay again? *funky egg pic added*

    In April we had a coyote attack. Lost all but one hen. Since then she has only laid one very thin shelled egg. I have oyster shell available at all times and she free ranges in the evening while are home when the weather cooperates. We've found no eggs outside. I've even checked her face...
  13. JNorth

    Can I keep the meat?

    Coincidentally we were planning on slaughtering this evening and tomorrow.
  14. JNorth

    Can I keep the meat?

    Checked on the Cornish X's this morning, all was well. An hour later there was a dead bird by the water dish. The air temp is 45* and the bird was warmish to the touch but stiff. I cut out the breast and legs being carefully not to puncture the belly. I rinsed in cold water and placed it in...
  15. JNorth

    Ripping the skin..

    Water is definitely not boiling, we do it on an open wood fire and watch for bubbles to form on the sides. I think I will break out the thermometer with me for the next batch. I dip for about 30 seconds. I've seen people do an ice bath immediately following the hot water dip...any truth to...
  16. JNorth

    Ripping the skin..

    We processed a few of our Cornish X today... Is there any way to keep the skin from tearing? Am I doing something wrong?
  17. JNorth

    Chick at 7 weeks... gender?

    Is it the tiny pale comb/wattle that confirms it?
  18. JNorth

    Chick at 7 weeks... gender?

    I was thinking girl as well. It's been hard to tell since s/he is the only Dixie rainbow we have. S/he is bigger than the other hens of the same age, but from what I have read about Dixies they run big.
  19. JNorth

    Chick at 7 weeks... gender?

    This is our chick pulled from an unsexed run. It's 7 weeks, give or take a day. I would like your expert eyes on this. :)
  20. JNorth

    Lonely hen... *Not lonely anymore!*

    I never doubted your wisdom for a minute! LOL
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