Hi, my daughter and I have 4 chickens-an EE, a barred rock, a buff orp, and a RIR. All but the EE started laying eggs in June/July and were laying for a couple of months. We live in Central Florida, and as the temps rose, they slowed egg production quite a bit. Then the EE started laying (I know...
Realized today when I checked the spray we have that it is permethrin and we have been using it. Any suggestions as to how often we should spray it? I have also used DE sprinkled around the coop but not sure if that helps or not. We do have a red ant problem out there right now. I don’t think...
I wasn’t able to try the Benadryl until this afternoon but when i went out to the coop to give it to Willow, the swelling had gone down and the lump was only about half its original size. I had a hard time getting her to take to pill (in a grape) and I’m not sure she got it all. Will see how she...
Thank you! We will have to check for ticks tomorrow when it’s brighter outside. I will look into getting the spray. Do I need to be concerned that she may have a tick-borne disease already? Are her eggs safe to eat? All 4 chickens are laying brown eggs so not even sure which are hers.
Hi everyone-We have 4 chickens that are about 6 months old. We have an Ameracauna, a barred rock, a buff orpington, and a RIR. They started laying eggs about a month ago. Today, the Ameracauna-named Willow-developed a golf ball-sized lump below her right ear. It was not there yesterday. Her...
If I knew the exact age of the white one, this would be easier. I see streamers on the head and the wattles are quite large but the comb is smaller and she is much lighter and smaller than the other one. I had them in cages next to each other last night and they slept in the corners as close to...
The jury is still out on the white one, who I have named Dollie. Sage, the dark one, who was sage-colored as a chick, is definitely a cockerel...crowing all morning. I have to re-home her. Thanks for all the help! :(
Well, you are correct! Sage the dark silkie is a cockerel!! He was crowing like crazy this morning and LOUD. I will have to re-home him. Thank you for your help!
Well, you are correct! Sage the dark silkie is a cockerel!! He was crowing like crazy this morning and LOUD. I will have to re-home him. Thank you for your help!
I posted earlier about my 14 week old silkie who could very well be a boy. This is a second silkie...same question. She is slightly damp in the pictures because i tried to wash her feet off. I got this one today as a trade for my polish cockerel that I had to re-home. They think this white...