Me and some friends were bathing my male Cochin when one of them spotted a maggot under his vent. The maggots have been burrowing at his skin. Maggots have also been under his skin. I do not know if he will die... He is supposed to go to fair with me in June 11th. As I type, two of my friends...
Another chicken chat thread on BYC!
Rules:
No Bad Words
Be Friendly
Respect The BYC Rules
How To Do It:
You chat with your chickens! Example: Penny: Hi I'm Penny the Rhode Island Red hen.
People and Peeps That Are Doing it:
oceanjean: Look at my signature, all are hens...
Hi, I need a little help deciding which breed I should start with in 4-H showing. I am thinking Golden Campines, Partridge Cochins, Light Brahmas, or Buff Japanese Bantams. If you have any better ideas, please post them here.
Which is better, sand or hay? I currently use hay, but I'm not sure what they would like better. They stay in their coop a lot because I can't really give them freedom with all the predators around my house, so the least I could do is make their coop a luxury mansion.
I need some very broody hens that are not bantams, and cold tolerant. Anyone have any ideas? Because I really need broody hens. If you find a good breed, can you also tell me a cheap place to get them?
My chicken lays an egg and then just walks off after about one hour of sitting on it. None of my other hens try to fill in for her and they all do it too. My chickens are about one year old. Is something wrong with them?
I have been trying to get an incubator to hatch some eggs with but I don't know which ones best. Fan or no fan? Turner or no turner? Little Giant, Hovabator, or Farm Innovators? 100 egg incubator or 20 egg incubator? I could go on forever. Does anyone know what incubator could be the best? I am...
Hi, I'm Oceanjean. I live in northern California. I used to live in the big city but about two years ago we moved to a ranch in the middle of nowhere. I am completely new to "living off the land" and raising farm animals and planting gardens, but I will try my best to do it all. I know I can do...
Hi. My rooster Mark is always attacking me! Whenever I go within 20 feet of him he charges at me wildly and tries to attack me. Thankfully my other rooster Prince, always steps in to help me fend him off. Boy, the scars I would have if Prince wasn't around! Both roosters grew up together and...