I have 5 Hens and 4 pullets. I have had my pullets with my hens for about 1 month now and I have recently noticed one of my Pullets, Willow, pin or mount another one of my Pullets, Fiona. Willow will get on top of Fiona and proceed to keep her pinned down and willow will start pecking her head...
Most women get flowers and chocolates for Valentines.. me?? I got 4 new baby chicks My husband sure knows how to spoil me for Valentines
Got me an Ameraucana (no name yet)
An Australorp (No name yet)
And two blue silkies (No name yet)
Her name is Lola
My fluffy little bunch...
So I got 5 baby chicks last Spring and they all have grown well and are all doing normal chicken stuff
Except for one. My Wendy girl. I think she either is not all the way there in the brain or I'm thinking she may be partially blind? All my other girls will come up to me when I have treats for...
Every morning and throughout the day I check and check and check but still NO eggs... This is driving me crazy!!
I"m so excited for my chickens to start laying I swear they are not laying just to mock me! lol..
Any day now girls....
So I'm positive I have either the Northern fowl mite or bird mite on me. I feel all creepy crawly all over my body and I can feel them bite me every now and again. I have searched and searched for methods on how to get them off of me and stay off of me. I cant find anything!!! Please!! I am...
Hi all! I'm trying to figure out if my Buff Silkie bantam is a rooster or a hen. She is the least friendly out of all my girls and just yesterday she made a fake attack at me (trying to show me she's boss I guess). She is about 13 weeks old now.
I'm a first time chicken owner so I'm just...
Ok, so my Wendy girl is about 8 weeks old now and the last 4 days she has been sick. Shes been not wanting to walk around, she'll just sit with her head in her feathers and close her eyes. I did put her in her coop the first two days with water and food just so she didn't have to exert the...
I'm a newbie when it comes to raising chickens. My husband has been building the girls a chicken coop and will be done here in a few days and then we will be transferring the gals to the coop. One of the things that freaks me out is the mites and chicken lice. I've read stories where people have...