I just got a tiny little barred rock bantam rooster an he needs a name. He is really friendly, we call him the old man but he is pretty fiesty. Any good, funny and unique name ideas??
I have 10 two yr old hens and 7 3month old pullets. The pullets are in a seperate pen because they (obviously are smaller) and because they are still on starter feed. My problem is that they have out grown their little pen and it is starting to get nasty. When can I put them with the older...
I'm looking to purchase a couple hens that are good tempered, but most importantly I am looking for hens that will lay the darkest brown egg you can possibly find. What breeds should I try to get?
I have a golden laced Wyandotte that keeps wanting to sit on her eggs. She started about a month ago and everyday I pick her up and get the eggs and put her in the coop. I will go down the next day and she's right back on more eggs. She puffs up at me but isn't aggressive. How do I break this...
2 week old baby chick got attacked by my cat on its wing, not a bad cut but it is bleeding. I got her separated, but what do I put on it to keep an infection out and help it to heal?
I have a few hens who have pretty bad diahrrea, and their vents and fluff are covered in poop. They act and seem healthy, the only thing I can think causing this is letting them out a lot lately, but any home remedies for diahrrea? Thanks
One of my hen's vent and fluff around her butt is absolutely covered in poop and it looks awful.some of the others have a few small specks of poop on their fluff, but she has pretty bad diahrrea. Anyone have home treatments to clear up a diahrrea problem? Thanks
My Barred Rock and GL Wyandottes have started laying! The BR have been laying for about 2 weeks, how long will it take until. Their eggs are full sized, and about how large will they be? My Wyandottes have just started laying as of 2 days ago and I was wondering how big their eggs will get? Also...
I have 5 Barred rock hens that just began to lay last week. I have noticed that their cones have been flopped over, but they look healthy and their cones and wattles are bright red. What is causing this and how can I fix it? Thanks a lot!
Ok so when I'm at the chicken coop, I sometimes hear sneezing but I don't know which chicken is doing it. They all seem healthy and happy but this evening I went to check and make sure they were all on the roost and one of them caught my attention. Her eyes almost seem droopy and real whitish...
My hen was happily eating away in her little bed this morning and 30 min later I go to let her into the pen and she is laying there dead! She had obviously been walking and just fell over.. So sad :(. But she had roundworms about 2 months ago and I treated her for that and she was looking a ton...
This isn't an emergency, but my hen's toenails are way too long and one is bent back and looks like it is broken. How do ou trim their nails, with what kind of tool, and how short...
What is the dosage of corrid for 10 pullets that are about 8 weeks old. I want to put it in a gal. Of water and it is 20% soluble powder. I am doing it as a preventative so how long do I leave it in their water( like for a whole day or what?) and how many days do I give it to them?
I would just like to know the most common diseases in chickens and the most common symptoms. Because I don't know much about chicken diseases and I would like to know the symptoms so I can treat diseases if my hens/chicks begin to get something. Also what diseases can cause chickens to have...
My chicks are 7 weeks old and they have Been outside now for about 3 weeks. Can I worm them with wazine 17 as a preventative for round worms? If so is it the same dosage as the bottle says? If they are too young to be wormed, when can I worm them? Thanks!!
ok so i just recently posted a thread about my hen being extremely weak, her cone flopping over, pale colored face and mucus colored poop. Well i got wormer, Wazine from the vet which she said to give her and all the food she told me to feed her and also apple cider vinegar in her water because...
My hens had round worms so I wormed them about 2 weeks ago with wazine 17. Today she got in the nesting box and slept for about 30 minutes and has layed around in the woods all day or will just stand and fall asleep. I also noticed her cone is starting to fall over a little bit and the back tip...
I've always heard hens molt in the fall but one of my hens isn't laying eggs and I'm seeing a lot of her smaller feathers laying around in their feeder, and the rest of their coop, she is only about 1 1/2 yrs old so she should stop laying. And she looks healthy and happy so the only thing I can...