I have 6 unwanted cockerels of a cross between a barred rock rooster and a silver laced wyandotte hen. I don't really want to eat them because I don't know how to kill them, clean the meat, all that stuff. I've done some research, but I am afraid that I will just make them suffer and then not...
I recently found a chicken tonight and she could not walk and had slightly labored breathing. Her feet and legs were blue. She is drinking water, but I am worried that it is marek's disease. I have seperated her from the rest of the flock. Is there any way that I can save her? Or at least make...
I just found one of my about 21 week old BOs dead in the run. No predator attack. I checked her body and there are no bite marks. I just recently cleaned everything, so I have no idea what it could be. I checked her vent and it was covered in poop and maggots??? Not sure what they were but it...
I just recently hatched 5 chicks from my own flock and they are a week old. I have also ordered a different breed of females, but they won't be in for another three weeks. Will this disrupt the pecking order and will it be safe for the new ones? What do I need to do to get them to know each...
Last time I checked on my eggs the temperature was at 110!! It was like this for 5 hours. The eggs have only been in there for 10 days. Have I killed my eggs? Please tell me that it might be okay. I don't know what to do. Should I just keep on going or should I start new ones?
I am wanting to hatch some new chicks and I was wondering if I should get an incubator or make a hen go broody? How do you make a hen go broody, and is it better or worse? If I should incubate, which is the best one at a reasonable price?
It's spring time and Tractor Supply has chicks. I have 4 silver-laced wyandottes that are about a year old. I was wondering if there is a way to integrate some new chicks into my existing flock. I don't want to have a bloodbath, so should I even get more chicks? If so, how many?
I have two hens that got their backs racked up by my rooster and one got down close to the muscle. I have seperated them from the flock and have cleaned them out. I was wondering how long until the wounds are healed?
I am thinking about doing some renovations to my coop/pen. I was wondering how affective the Balfour Method is? And how much it might cost? If you pick no please tell me why.
I have heard about the Balfour method and I was wondering how exactly I would construct a coop like it. I have an existing coop, and I would like to remodel it.
One of my laying silver-laced wyandotte hens has a banged up back. I have a rooster living with them, and I was wondering if it was just from mating. It looks like feathers were pulled off her back near her bottom, but she is also bleeding a little bit. Will she end up getting an infection...
I was so excited. I went out to check for eggs and there was a little beauty. My hens are silver-laced wyandottes that are 23 weeks old. It felt like forever.
I have been hearing about the west nile virus and I have heard that it is in my area, so I was wondering what can be used to prevent my chickens from getting it and what to do if they possibly do get it?
This is a thread where you can post any of your chickens names and pictures. They dont have to be odd or unusual.
I will start. Here is my rooster named Foghorn Leghorn.