So I happened to come home from the feed store with returned chicks. One of which is injured they said the others have been pecking it to death. It’s missing skin around it’s legs and the whole side underneath it’s wings. I’ve applied blu-kote and vetericyn wound spray to the chick. Anything...
A few months ago this hen had what I thought was egg bound/prolapsed vent. Today it’s swollen and enlarged! What can I do to help her? Since she had her problem I’ve kept her with baby chicks today I let her free-range with the others today.
Thank you so much! That’s what I was thinking when I bought them, but then I got home and started second guessing myself! I’ve always wanted sebrights and I love oegb!
Thank you for the review I kept seeing it pop and and wondered how it does. With ducks, chickens, horses, and an outside dog flies are out of control sometimes here.
For young ees it’s hard to tell by neck feathers. I’ve learned to always look at the booty. If you zoom in you can tell the difference between the buff ee and the red ee. You can see the pointed saddle feathers like the neck.
Male for ees don’t look at the hackle feathers, but their saddle feathers. If the saddle feathers are rounder they’ll be females males are very sharp. I can take a few pics tomorrow of my ees to help tell the differences if you’d like.[/ATTACH]
It looks like a headless chicken to me and for me that screams raccoons. I’m sorry for your loss. I’ve had raccoons kills 17 silkies chicks in a secure raised chicken brooder just by figuring out how to open the door they’re smart predators. Don’t be too upset with your husband he probably...
Oh gosh, I’d definitely leave a note in their mailbox. They might have been expecting the chicks later or delivered to their house. I’m so glad you rescued them I’d give them a week or two to respond then sell the chicks(for feed cost and electricity.) Hopefully they’ll get in touch with you by...
It’s going to have the doors open 24/7 except maybe in winter. The area is a cool area i have an open pen and let the chickens free range in it. So far we just have the base built. The shed might be 5-6 feet tall.
As bad as it is I’m giving my dad free range on that he’s got carpeting skills. He does say he doesn’t feel like it would securely be able to put electricity in the location it will be in or put in insulation in for health reasons(rodents.) It’ll be in a cool shady area where I kept my dog in an...
My aunt gave me her unused shed to make a coop from(yay!) She bought it before she decided to sell her house, but already opened the box. She’s a truck driver and figured she’d save money not owning a house for now. I have 36 chickens. I’m hoping for this to be a cute little house for my silkies...
I liked it and had a great hatch 7/9 of the developed chicks hatched from an online order of a dozen. The two others quit in the beginning and the 7 that made it to lockdown hatched out quickly and happily. Any suggestions on cleaning it? I’m new to non-styrofoam incubator