Hello all... I have to phoenix hens (pics are up) in need of a good loving home- I'm afraid our big hens are going to hurt or kill them at this point- both of them are about 3 months old and really pretty and sweet. It hurts my heart to see them go but it would just kill me if they ended up hurt...
Hello all!!! I am really new to all this and was given an adult flock of 10 hens (4BR and 6BO), they are about 1-1 1/2 years old- we also got 15 chicks who are a whopping 10 weeks old now (10 RIR, 2 BR, 2 bantams, and a BSL), the only roo is one of our RIR chicks, they are about 2/3 the size of...
SO WE BOUGHT 15PULLETS, 10 OF THEM RIR'S AND THIS HERE 'GIRL' APPEARS TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT FROM HER 'PEEPS'- THEY ARE 5 WEEKS OLD NOW- HERE ARE SOME PICS OF HER WITH A FEW OF HER BROODER MATES- COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AS I THINK SHE MAY BE A ROO BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE!
THE ONE ON THE...
So we rescued 10 hens from an awful situation and all are fine but our Penny, Penny's back is bare and down around her bottom- none of the others are like this but her- since it's bare the other hens are picking on her- we have sprayed her with blue kote to cover the exposed skin but there is...
Okay so my baby chick developed a sour milk smell on her breath and it is quite noticeable to say the least- we have 15 and only the one smells- her crop empties nightly and even when it is not full she stinks- she's eating well and her 'poops' are normal without blood or worms or runny- it's...