Today I noticed little black dots showing up in the Combs and wattles of my 8 month old hens. They have also been losing small feathers. could it be frostbite? what could I put on it? Vaseline? two of them are also getting "testy" with each other. This is my first year with chickens and I don't...
Ok I have just a little heater I installed for the cold weather now. Its not too humid here. How do I tell if they are getting frostbite? Can I treat it? Plus their coop is huge. I just don't want them to get too cold since it says the next week will be in the negatives at night
Yeah I bet. I'm glad mine are only losing a few feathers. I'm worried about mine with the cold just cause they think they need to play in water all the time
Oh that's not good. Mine turned out to be different breeds than what they were originally listed as when i bought them. ya hopefully the egg laying turns around. I'm hoping so
Ok thanks for the info! I figured they were too young to molt. I just wanted to make sure. My two white ones are losing lots of tiny feathers that's why I was curious. My Rhode island red has lost a few in the same spot on her chest. That's what made me worry. . I'll definitely get a light and...
My five hens are eight months old. I've been getting eggs (5 a day) since they were four months old. This past week I haven't gotten any eggs. Its been in the sixties at least. It started getting cold tonight for the winter storm. I am noticing them losing a lot more feathers. But they are still...
I wonder if mine are molting since I haven't had eggs for a week blue and mine are just turning 8 months old? I am noticing a lot more feathers laying around
I have five hens. Their names are nuts (my Rhode island red), meatball(my day golden one), fluffy (my other gold one) and two white ones that are named Pecker and melmel(MelMel is named after my friend Melissa). Here's a pictures
Its now been seven days since I have gotten any eggs. Its been nice weather except for today...the winter storm is coming and its getting cold. When I was getting eggs I was getting five a day(and I have five chickens). i've been getting eggs since they were 4 months old and now they are just...
Really? That's awful. Ya im afraid the cats will get my chickens. I'm sorry you lost that many. I have a trap set and caught one cat but the others won't go in it now? Any suggestions how I can get them in there? I tried cat food.
That's good to know. I actually have a trap already because I've already caught a cat but I took it far away and let it go. The gang up on my chickens in the yard