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  1. mmclaughlin

    Weak chick

    Question I have a 5 day old chick that is weak small and not thriving . I have not seen much activeness stands walks occasionally but usually just lays there . I thought I'd come home tonight to find it gone but still hanging on... so I gave water with electrolytes.. is there anything easier to...
  2. mmclaughlin

    Pick pick pick

    Hi My polish girls has been picked repetitive by others(at night)... I used no pick but they still pick Ed her! now I don't see any new feather growth have they killed the follicles making it so the won't grow anymore? Can I massage her head will an oil to promote growth... She looks silly...
  3. mmclaughlin

    Moving...

    GM Looking for ideas on how to successfully move my flock We sold our house to move to greener pastures(more land less people) we live in the rural part of the city on a busy roa.... lots of traffic! But we haven't found our dream home and will be staying with friends for a time! So I will need...
  4. mmclaughlin

    Raising polish

    Looking for a few tips.. It's our 1st winter with 2 polish, they are about 7 months old with no signs of laying? Not redness and their vents are small and narrow. Weather has been mild so all is going well,although we have top knot wetness issues whe it rains and sometimes when they drink, and...
  5. mmclaughlin

    will they ever lay?

    Hi All I added 4 new chicks to my flock 31 weeks ago and only one of them(SLW) has started to lay with winter arriving will they just wait till spring? they are 2 silver laced wyandottes and 2 polish thanks!!!
  6. mmclaughlin

    Hawk attack please help!!!!!

    My chicken has taken an attack from a hawk not sure what to do for the wound I have attached a photo please advise how to treat Thank Michelle
  7. mmclaughlin

    night visitor

    Wondering how to catch my visitor I have notice when I go out at dark I hear something scurry away and the feeder is swinging.... now I notice a trail from under the shed to the coop there is acually a trail.... rat?? or something else??? has not touched the girls..... thanks Michelle
  8. mmclaughlin

    will she do ok through the winter?

    I have a "petite" polish girl who is always 1st to go to bed and sometimes doesn't come out of the coop till 10am or if I kick her out?? she's 6 months..not laying yet (no signs either) I'm concerned she won't do well this winter : ( anyone else have this issue?? lover her she's so cuddly and...
  9. mmclaughlin

    new to polish....

    I have 2 polish pullets about 6 mths old what I've noticed is.. they are small birds love to be held..once I pick them up they go to bed earlier than the rest they keep together they are funny to watch they act like needy babies will roost any where and I was wondering when can i expect them...
  10. mmclaughlin

    winter

    It's my 1st winter with polish.. I have 2 that turned out to be bantam(I think as they are small 1lb-1-1/2lb at 6 months) are there any suggestions as to any special care for a new england winter that's fast approaching??? they are sweet girls..w/ 1 that seems to get her crest wet alot in the...
  11. mmclaughlin

    let the molt begin

    We have our 1st molter of the season.... at this rate she'll be naked by the weekend haha!!
  12. mmclaughlin

    Roosting at night

    i am tring to get our 4 new chicks to roost with the older hens in the coop. They have found a roofing stick in the run and every night instead of going into the coop they go to bed int the run? I physically put them in the coop and close the door to the coop? How do I get them to learn where to...
  13. mmclaughlin

    Waterbeds

    will hens ever get the hang of a hanging waterer with nipples?? Any ideas for how to get them used to it? Thanks
  14. mmclaughlin

    Broken sprit

    recently I used a wire crate to break a broody hen ..it worked great and took only 3-4 days! But sorry to report I think her spriit is also broken! She keeps to herself away from the others ..no fighting or aggression! But she acts sad/ depressed (if a hen can be depressed) she eats well and...
  15. mmclaughlin

    Slw comb

    i have 2 slw and they are 3 weeks old and they have 2 different looking combs developing. Is this normal ? One looks like a single comb and the othe looks like a rose comb. Thanks Michelle
  16. mmclaughlin

    need advise

    Hi all, I have exhausted all I can think of to help this 2 yr old nh red hen..she doesn't lay good eggs always large,wrinkled mishapen with very thin shells(there is always oyster shell available to them) I was thinking that she is egg bound -swollen abdomen,straining, sitting, walking like a...
  17. mmclaughlin

    spring in new england

    Spring has arrived and so have the mighty carpenter ants.I found a bunch in my kitchen this morning... what can I use to kill them before they get into my house....need something safe for the girls as they free range daily. we used to spray the foundation with a chemical before we had...
  18. mmclaughlin

    wondering???? broody???

    I have a cuckoo maran that hatched a late set of chicks late August... Molted... thought she has been laying( and she might still be) but I find her on eggs a lot when I check on the girl, she's is keeping them warm during the cold the last few weeks lol!! No frozen eggs for me! Now I've been...
  19. mmclaughlin

    Not serious but.....

    hey all I have a cuckoo maran that hatched a late set of chicks late August... Molted... thought she has been laying( and she might still be) but I find her on eggs a lot when I check on the girl, she's is keeping them warm during the cold the last few weeks lol!! No frozen eggs for me! Now...
  20. mmclaughlin

    Blizzard /Massachusetts

    shoveled a path to the chickens ..opened the coop door this morning and they wouldn't come out!... I think they are smarter than me! Lol
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