Some of you may recall I lost my entire flock to predators, I bought 7 new ones and only two lived - both roos - a cuckoo Marans and a British Speckled Sussex.
Then I met an amazing lady who was downsizing her flock and I bought 10 hens from her. They are everything from pure white to pure...
My baby (about 4 or 5 months old) black sex link contracted gape worm - the typical stretching out of the neck for breath and crackling sound in her throat. I've dosed her three times in as many weeks with Safeguard at the pea size dose recommended on this site. She gets better and at one point...
I have a 3 month old Cuckoo Marans I've had since she was a chick. She didn't limp when she first came here but right after putting her in the coop, she began to limp badly. I've checked her feet, legs, etc. and all I found was a bump on the inside of her knee on the leg she's limping on. I...
Hi All. I'm a long time lurker but decided to join so I could solve the sad case of my entire flock being lost in one night. To say the least, you all are the chicken gurus so who better to help me, right?
Anyway, I live in Middle Tennessee in the middle of 850 wooded acres teeming with...