Search results for query: *

  1. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Help! Sick for five (now 7) days. What should I do?

    I have a buff orp that suddenly was not looking good five days ago. I thought she was egg bound and pretty much expected to have a dead chicken that day. I've had my chickens for about three years and have lost two in that time frame quickly and unexpectantly. But this is different... Symptoms...
  2. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Help. Something is wrong with her.

    I have an almost two year old buff orp and something is wrong with her. I gave the girls fresh water( they were almost out),and a treat of cracked corn. All the other chickens went for the corn. She went for the water and drank forever. Then she walked back out in the pen in slow motion. She...
  3. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    molting and VERY Thin!?!? PICS ADDED

    I just got back from a ten day vacation and I'm worried. My chickens were taken well care of by a friend, so I was surprised to see my americana when I got home. All her tail feathers and wing tip feathers are gone. As well as overall neck and body thinning. My first thought was, so this is...
  4. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    rooster chasing broody hen back to nest

    I have a broody cochin frizzle. She has ben on the nest FOREVER! She has been before and gone about 6-8 weeks, then one day hopped off and joined the flock. (I take the eggs away) So, when she did it again I figured I'd let it run the course vs. caging her up to break it. This time I didn't keep...
  5. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    I just buried my girl:( What happened?

    I don't know what happened. I came home tonight and found my Americana (Bwownie) sitting just inside the coop door. She had her mouth slightly open as if to pant and was just sitting there. I picked her up and didn't get much reaction. A little puff of neck feathers, no vocals, and that was it...
  6. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    New garden and deep litter? Can I mix it in?

    I'm making my first real garden this year and need help. I'm creating raised beds that I plan on filling with soil from another spot on our property which I need to amend some how(cheaply). I have been doing the deep litter method in my coop all winter using Stalldry (basically DE with clay)...
  7. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Rooster with a "mohawk"

    Does any one know why my roosters neck is naked? He is a frizzle and had nice looking feathers covering his neck that curled around to his face like a main. In the last two weeks, all the feathers on the side are gone except on the back of his neck. Just like a Mohawk. I caught one hen...
  8. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Skinny broody girl. Should I worry? What to do?

    Ok, so my Americana is stillllllllllllll broody. I've been letting her do her thing since the new year (as I taked about in my past post). I boot her off the nest two times a day. She usually isn't sitting on anything, but still gets all fluffed and sings at me. She comes running out on her own...
  9. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Does this broody behavior ever stop???

    Ok, so I had some issues the first week determining if my Americana was broody or not. But she definately is!!! She gets all poofy and talks up a storm. But this has been going on since before the new year. She cones plowing out the hatch door in the am for treats with the other 8 girls and 1...
  10. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Strange wheezing/gurgle from hen????

    I went out to give treats this afternoon and somebody was making a weird noise. Turned out to be my bantam cochin girl. She was eating up treats and acting normal, but was emiting this odd wheeze, gurgle sound. She wasn't opening her mouth or anything. If you didn't hear it, you wouldn't know it...
  11. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    My hen is laying in the dark... What's up?

    Ok, so one of my Americanas has a new behavior that has stumped me. The coop light goes off at 4:30pm which is promply followed by all my girls assuming their spot on the roost. I usually go and close the coop door shortly after dark and check for any late eggs. The last four nights or so I...
  12. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    My rooster isn't crowing much anymore... How come???

    This may be a silly question, but " why do roosters crow?". When Mr. Frizzle finally got his voice, it was hysterical to listen to him practice. He would do it on and off all day. I've witnessed some shows that seemed to be put on just for me and the kids. Hopping up on the log stump, crowing...
  13. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    How do you and what do you look for???

    Ok, so this may be a silly question. After reading about all these things that can go wrong with my chickens I thought I'd ask this basic question. How do you do a daily check of your chickens? I mean...I make sure everyone is moving ok, socializing, no injurys, etc. But is there something I...
  14. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Update!!! On my chickens "hanging bloody earlobe"

    Hi Everyone! I just wanted to let you know that my hen who ended up with that torn earlobe is healed and back with the rest of the flock. I kept her in the seperate area of my coop for a week. She could still see the rest of chickens, but they could peck at her. After the original cleaning and...
  15. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Looking for easy/cheap roof ideas for run!!!

    My run is a 7x14 dog kennel covered with chicken wire. I currently have half tarped for rain. My problem is that Western WA rain has hit and half my run is a mucky mess, and the other covered half is damp. My feather footed birds are a mess. I really want to cover the whole thing. I will...
  16. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    What does a cochin egg look like?

    My girls started laying and I have a total of 12 eggs. Most are a good sized, oval, dull finished, buff/pink color which I'm assuming came from my buff orps. I've also gotten three green ones from my americanas. Same size as the pinkish ones. T he odd ball out ones are three brown...
  17. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Scratch or no scratch??? Seperated hen...

    I don't don't if anyone saw my post regarding my hen that I have seperated due to her pecked at ear lobe. I have her in one half of the coop that has no access to the dirt run. While she recouperates do I need to give her scratch, and if so, what axactly is it.
  18. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    Bloody Hanging Ear Lobe! Am I doing the right thing???

    Am I doing the right thing? I went out to let my 23 week old chickens out to their run this morning and found one with a bloody neck. Turned out to be a torn/ pecked at ear lobe (if thats what you call it). It was bloody with a chunk of skin hanging. I called my feed store and the girl told...
  19. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    help! Need a "frizzle" expert.

    I have 20 week old chickens. My rooster is a Black Cochin Frizzle. He has not joined his girls on the roost yet. He makes a nest on the floor by the hatch door. I thought he was guarding until I closed them in for the night, but I've never seen him up on the roost which is about five feet high...
  20. Mr. Frizzles Hen House

    rooster behavior

    Hi. I'm a newbe, so this may be a silly question. I have 10 chickens which are now 20 weeks old. 9 are hens and are still holding out on the eggs, but I'm patiently waiting. My question is regarding my frizzle rooster. All used to be in a pile/nest on the floor by the door at bed time when I...
Back
Top Bottom