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  1. MaineChick

    coyote dragged chicken by leg

    Thanks all, for your replies. The leg is beginning to carry a little heat as well so I'm sure antibiotics would be a good idea. Is there something that I can purchase at the feed store, or do I need to get it from a veterinarian? I've been trying her on all her favorites, but she isn't eating...
  2. MaineChick

    coyote dragged chicken by leg

    This poor hen, a 2 or 3 year old Buff Orpington, was nearly taken by the coyote that's been helping himself to my chickens for the past few months. My husband heard the noise and went out with a shotgun, but the coyote took off before he could shoot. The chicken was apparently dragged by the leg...
  3. MaineChick

    Mean Rooster- Suggestions??

    Stew pot, sorry. Especially as he is still quite young and being a stinker already. My first roo was a doll until he was about a year, then he got nasty. Would run at my husband trying to spur him. Would try me, too, but I used all the techniques listed here on the forum and they worked well...
  4. MaineChick

    Broody hens arguing over eggs - and chick!

    One of my Buff Orps went broody. I was ecstatic and hoping for a nice roo as I had recently lost half the flock, including my beloved roo Big Bird, to a predator. It was borderline for the eggs to still be fertile (he was my only roo) but I crossed my fingers. About day 19, one of my Speckled...
  5. MaineChick

    My first broody - I need help. . .

    Sounds like a normal broody to me. Are you going to let her set and hatch the eggs? If so, I'd leave her be. Keep an eye out to make sure she's getting off the nest to poop and stretch her legs, but she may only do this for a few minutes each day. Use it as an excuse to pamper her with treats -...
  6. MaineChick

    Rooster falling over, drooping tailfeathers

    THanks - He's not moving around much - not sure if it's that he's lethargic, or simply frightened to move with the resulting disorientation. Does that still sound like vitamin deficiency?
  7. MaineChick

    Rooster falling over, drooping tailfeathers

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Big Bird is a 3 year old Buff Orpington. He's a big bird, his offspring at 8 months old were 5-6 pounds dressed - he's 1/2 again bigger than they were. Maybe 9 or 10 pounds? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. This morning when I opened the pophole he was...
  8. MaineChick

    One Rooster / Three Hens

    I think you'll have to wait and see. It depends on the individuals and the flock dynamics. I've had one roo for almost 2 years that is a perfect gentleman, very good with the girls, not rough with mating, and he woos them and protects them wonderfully well. There have been between 3 and 11 hens...
  9. MaineChick

    We fought the snow and......

    Central Maine here - snow's past my hips everywhere we haven't had the snowblower. No one's going anywhere else unless they have snow shoes! The chickens quite like the paths around the house that my husband has made - we even shoveled a path to under the back deck where they like to hang if...
  10. MaineChick

    Dissension in the coop

    Thanks for the comments - I'll see what happens!
  11. MaineChick

    Dissension in the coop

    I've got 16 chickens that free range on a large acreage during the day. No problems there. At night is another story. Chickens: 2 Speckled Sussex hens, 1 BO hen, 1 BO rooster bought as day olds April 2009, so a year and a half old. 4 BO and 2 Speckled Sussex pullets bought end...
  12. MaineChick

    Leghorn has been sitting --LATEST UPDATE!!! Sad ending

    Sometimes it seems as though being a sweet, favorite hen is the kiss of death. Why can't it be some rude hen that dies on us? Remember that you gave her a very good life while she was with you. Condolences.
  13. MaineChick

    Little thief!

    Too funny. One of my broody hens will steal any eggs she can get her hands - er, beak and claw - on. It made it hard to know which were hers and when they'd been laid, even though I tried to mark them as best I could. She ended up hatching 3 within 24 hours, continuing to set on the rest and...
  14. MaineChick

    Not sure what to do she is off the eggs - silkie

    Good luck! I bet they'll be just fine. I had a hen hatch eggs on what was, according to my best calculations, 23 1/2 days. All happy healthy babies, and I was THIS CLOSE to throwing them out when they hatched!
  15. MaineChick

    Ok is this the right area

    When my broodies hatch out chicks I just make sure they can get out of and back into the nest box and coop ok by themseleves, make sure there's plenty of food and water right near the box, and leave them alone. Momma makes sure no other chickens mess with them. However, this is in a situation...
  16. MaineChick

    broody hen has floppy comb and diarrhea, what can I do?

    Thanks for the reassurance Nealeys and Jamie, it's possible that I was just spoiled by my first broody hen, Little Chicken. Who was quietly determined to sit on eggs, but quite casual about the whole thing. Let me lift her off the eggs to look anytime I wanted, only a little noise when I...
  17. MaineChick

    broody hen has floppy comb and diarrhea, what can I do?

    Right now she has available Purina starter feed, non-medicated, and Purina Layena if she prefers. Plus I bring her stuff - yesterday a scrambled egg, today she had some cheese but turned down chopped chicken, which is usually a huge favorite. She seems to mostly want fruit - grapes, raspberries...
  18. MaineChick

    broody hen has floppy comb and diarrhea, what can I do?

    My 15 month old Speckled Sussex, "Mother", began sitting on eggs for the first time 8 or 9 days ago. Yesterday I noticed her comb was not upright, but was sagging or flopping to the side. It's a bit pale, too, but not too bad. I put vitamins in the water closest to her and made a note to up the...
  19. MaineChick

    Will broody hen still sit with no eggs?

    I've got a Sussex that just decided to go broody yesterday for the first time. She's 16 months old and seems quite definite about it. I've already got a Sussex halfway through a clutch and don't really want more chicks, as much as I like to allow the flock to "do their thing". 1. If I keep...
  20. MaineChick

    I think my chicken is sad. Am I crazy?

    Quote: Yes, we are all very sad at our little urban homestead. I so very much wish I could speak "chicken" and tell Gertie what happened to her friend. Thank you for the well wishes! Don't let your lack of facility in "chicken speak" stop you. Since we have no idea how much animals get from...
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