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  1. HeatherEmme

    Normal?

    Early last week I lost two chicks to cold/stress/cocci. My remaining chick needed a buddy so we picked up a new chick from the hatchery this past Wednesday. Well this chick appears fine except that last night I noticed a huge bulge on her neck. My first thought was impacted crop but that...
  2. HeatherEmme

    Unsure about possible illness

    I picked up two chicks Saturday 2/20 from a local hatchery (NPIP Cert & AI clean). I noticed right away that one chick did not drink water as it should and it peeped constantly. It also had poop stuck to it's backside so I washed it off carefully. The chick ate and seemed active though so I just...
  3. HeatherEmme

    Comb tear

    Yesterday I noticed that my BO's head looked very dirty. Upon closer inspection I realized it was dried blood from what looks to be a tear in the back part of her comb. Part of it is still dangling on. I washed the wound as best I could with warm soapy water. She let me get some of the dried...
  4. HeatherEmme

    Wound care?

    A stray rooster that comes to our house every morning was attacked by one of our dogs this morning. He's bleeding beneath his wing which could either be from bite, scratch, or perhaps his feathers being pulled out. Since he's stray, I can't put my hands on him, but now that he's injured I can...
  5. HeatherEmme

    Moving to a new coop

    DH and I are just about finished with our new chicken coop and will (hopefully) be switching out the old coop for the new one in about a week. Any one have any tips on how to make the transition smooth? or simply how switching coops worked out for you? I'm worried it will cause them to break the...
  6. HeatherEmme

    Finally! First egg!

    DH found this one in the run last night when he shut the hens up. Found another in the coop, underneath the roosting bar, this morning. Kinda small, but still looks great to me!! Just can't believe we finally have eggs! We've been waiting since early March! I suspect it's my australorp. She has...
  7. HeatherEmme

    How do you respond?

    A coworker in the office next door to me recently overheard me talking to another coworker about building my new chicken coop. He interrupted from the other office and quite loudly too, 'Chickens are nasty!'. I know we have a similar thread titled dumbest things people have said about your...
  8. HeatherEmme

    Rooster that does not crow?

    Before my elderly next door neighbor died a rooster took up residence at his house. He was too sick to go out and feed it, so it pecked around in the field that separates our houses. He would crow in the mornings which I always found quite pleasant. Since my neighbor has passed on, he hasn't...
  9. HeatherEmme

    Still.No.Eggs

    My hens are 23 weeks old and still haven't laid any eggs. Please tell me we have some others on here with late bloomers, too. My black australorp's comb and wattle are practically candy apple red and very noticeable. I thought for sure she'd be laying by now.
  10. HeatherEmme

    Might be crazy question but...

    is it normal for chickens to go gaga over grass? I'm finding that my chickens seem more interested in the grass than their food. When they were younger (they're about 18wks now) they didn't care for it much. I would only have to move their coop and run to a fresh patch of grass about once every...
  11. HeatherEmme

    ACV

    What is this Mothers ACV I keep hearing about? Is mothers like a name brand or is it an ingredient? I ask because a couple days ago at the grocery store I checked out the apple cider vinegar they had stocked and I didn't see anything called mothers...Or can you even get it at the grocery store...
  12. HeatherEmme

    What time does your flock go in to roost?

    Hi guys! I ask because last night was the first time I actually had to go in a put my pullets in the coop. They've only been outside for about a week now, but I've previously had no problem with them going in to roost. Maybe I don't even have a problem at all, maybe it was just a one time thing...
  13. HeatherEmme

    Am I going about this the wrong way?

    Before I label my chickens the Pickiest Chickens Alive, I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong here. They're 5 weeks old and pretty much turn their beaks up at just about every treat I have given them. So far it's been peas, corn, tomato, oatmeal, strawberry, banana, sunflower...
  14. HeatherEmme

    Massive hawk situation

    We JUST put the chicks out in their coop/run today for the first time ever about 2 hours ago. DH just called to tell me that there are TEN hawks circling low overhead. I've only ever seen 3 together tops! I asked him to send a pic. I'll upload if possible . Looks like free range is OUT...
  15. HeatherEmme

    To wash or not to wash?

    I heard washing the egg will remove the bloom and lessen the 'freshness'. I would assume, though, that if you're going to be putting them in your fridge you'd want to wash them first, right? I feel silly for the fact that this is not obvious to me when I feel it should be, but if you were...
  16. HeatherEmme

    Picky chicks?

    my nearly four week old chicks seem picky to me and I'm wondering if this is something I can expect them to grow out of LOL The only treat that they will eat is mashed up boiled egg. I've tried meal worms, strawberries, bananas, cloves, broccoli and dandelions. Call me crazy but I expected my...
  17. HeatherEmme

    Ivermectin.....paste?

    I've found posts on ivermectin here when searching, but most of what I've found is info on the oil-based drops and what ever kind you'd get to dilute in water. I have a grand total of 3 chicks and can not see myself needing to spend the $40 on 250mls of pour on. I would only need so little...
  18. HeatherEmme

    Water and Food in the coop?

    This is probably a silly question, but I'm new so hang with me here. When you lock your chickens up in their coop for the night, do you have food and water in there? Or do they just sit tight until morning?
  19. HeatherEmme

    Best way to use permethrin

    Hi all! I just bought some poultry dust (permethrin) and I plan to use it on my coop before I put in my chicks next weekend. Hoping to be proactive on keeping mites at bay. It comes in a can with holes at the top. Do I just sprinkle this directly into the coop? Or does it have to be diluted in...
  20. HeatherEmme

    Sir or Madame?

    Hi guys! I'm wondering if there is any way to be sure the chicks I picked up are in fact female. I'm brand new to raising chicks, but there's something about my black australorp that gives me this feeling that 'she' might really be a 'he'. I recently came across a thread that feathers take...
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