A friend is in the Carr fire zone in Northern CA (Redding) and may need to find temporary housing for her 14 hens. Anyone in Redding, CA have an extra coop/enclosure?
I’ve been dealing with a bout of flystrike with my Sizzle. She has two open wounds on her rump that are slowly healing. (Separated, inside, no more maggots, eating, treating the wounds with spray and salve from TSC). I gave her a dose of ivermectin (drops on her back) to help combat the maggots...
I have two hens that are crowing. One is ~2 and the other is ~1. They lay eggs and are definitely adult females. And what i am talking about is definitely crowing, not loud squawking. they do that too, but that isnt what i am referring to. I live in a city where roosters are not allowed. I am...
I have two Old English Game hens that are blue in color. Both have feather loss and feathers that seem to be thinning out. Just recently both have practically lost all of their tail feathers at the same time. Does anyone know why? Is this normal molt or does it have something to do with their...
I have 4 chicks that I need sexed. We can't have Roos and I am worried all might be Roos. I am posting pics of all 4. I'd appreciate expert opinions. Thanks!
Chick #1 - smallest and fairly standoffish
Chick #2: fastest to grow, one of biggest and boldest. Will peck me and has kicked me...
I picked up 5 chicks at the feed store. I wanted crested polish bantams so I took all the Pom headed chicks. Problem is they were mixed in with all of the other normal sized chicks. 3 of them are definitely polish crested. 1 might be but is bigger with less black and then there is this one...