My Hen Andale looks way different than she did only a week ago! I am concerned someone switched her? There are a lot of wild hens out in the yard...
Here's what I noticed right away..
Her comb was short and squawty, and now it's tall and defined!
Her feet and legs were white, and are now...
In July of this year, I released two of Speedy's babes... Vomonos and Honey. We drove them over a mile away and released them in a macadamia nut orchard. We knew they'd be safe there. Two days ago, I was surprised when I went out to feed Andale, both Vomonos and Honey had found they're way...
My 5 Week old Roo was attacked by a cat and has a puncture/scrape wound on his neck... it's not super large, but is there anything I can do at home to clean and help it from getting infected? I've heard that I can use Neosporen on a chicken... has anyone heard this?
Thanks!
my chicks are eating the teeny scraps of fabric and thread from the floor... will this hurt them? I try to get it away from them whenever possible, but they seem to want to eat everything! they are a week old today...
my chicks are eating the teeny scraps of fabric and thread from the floor... will this hurt them? I try to get it away from them whenever possible, but they seem to want to eat everything! they are a week old today...
All of Speedy's chickies are great... there was only one egg that didn't hatch, and since I had to assist #2 egg (it was in the wrong position) I'm thinking that's probably what happened to #1. :-( I have four beautiful babies though. #2 hatch is just like her mama...it likes to be the center...
Thanks to everyone who gave me Comfort when Speedy died...I was grief stricken for weeks when Speedy, my pet hen died suddenly while incubating her eggs... I'd never owned a chicken before, but was extremely attached to her. When she died, I found a Brinsea Mini Advance and put her eggs in...
I'm on day 19/20 of incubation and I am hearing only one of my eggs chirping, should I be alarmed if I don't hear the others chirp too? Is it ok that I candled it?
Hi! I was curious...my eggs have been in the incubator for 11 days as of today. I've candled them, they all seem fine, and there is movement in all. I've weighed them and they seem to be losing weight fairly close to ideal...I was told that three days before their hatch date, to not turn them...
Please help. My pet hen died suddenly this morning. She was sitting on five (we believe) to be fertile eggs. She started sitting on them on the 14th. She was a dear pet, and am really hoping there is some way to keep the chicks. I'm looking for an incubator, but in the meantime, is there...
My hen is now laying on 6 fertile eggs... She isn't leaving the nest much except to eat and drink, rarely, also, when she is off her nest, she seems to tremble like she is very cold and seems exhausted...is this normal for a Broody hen??
Thanks!
Does anyone know how long chicken pox usually lasts? My hen has had it (at least I think that's what it is) for almost 5 days. Any advice? I'm giving her antibiotics, she's eating well, drinking plenty and getting lots of stress-less rest.
Does anyone know what this is? This is Speedy, my Hen. I've had her since I found her egg...she was in the middle of hatching and all her siblings and mama were mauled in a dog attack. :-( She is use to being indoors. I recently (maybe 5 weeks ago) moved her outside into a small round coop...