Does anyone here ever feed their chickens spicy food? Or what about chiles or just bell peppers? Just wondering if they like spicy stuff and whether it's safe for them.
I am new with chickens and I started with three eight week olds. One is a splash Orpington, one is a buff Wyandotte and the other is a barred Plymouth Rock. They are all pretty skittish around me. The first couple of days the Orpington was pretty friendly, but for some reason she's the most...
I don't know whether I'm putting this thread in the right section, but I just got three eight week old chickens and right away one of them got her eye pecked or got something in it. For almost a week she has had the corner of her nictitating membrane showing. It's not red or puffy. She seems...
I know chickens take dust baths and that generally keeps them clean, but we live in a wet climate and my girls have a bit of mud on their rear ends. I was wondering what people use to wash a chicken's feathers, and what technique you use to bathe them, and how often. Also, can you start doing...
Hi, all, I'm Brukkala. I just moved from Arizona to Australia and finally got three chickens after wanting to for years. I have a splash Orpington, Olga, who is really friendly, I have a Plymouth Rock, Anastasia, who is pretty friendly as well, and Tatiana, the buff wyandotte, who is really not...