I am very new to chicken keeping. I have a sick girl I brought in the house this past Friday. Initially, I thought she was egg bound, but after bringing her inside and giving her a warm bath and feeling in her vent, she is not. My next guess was she was in shock since a raccoon got in the the...
I have a chicken I think is egg bound. We've only had her a week, and she is around 8 months old. Yesterday, she was in and out of the nesting box all day, and obviously not feeling well. Very lethargic and just looks all around uncomfortable. Same thing today. This afternoon, I brought her...
I am a new chicken owner and got my first four girls back in December. Several weeks ago, my daughter and I both forgot to close up the coop. We woke up to two dead chickens and it was heartbreaking. Definitely Raccoons. I understand that this was my fault, and do take complete...
We got our first baby chicks yesterday and are so excited! We have four Dominiques and one Easteregger. I do believe I'm starting to understand this chicken math everyone talks about.
We are brand new chicken owners. My middle daughter and husband have spent the last couple months building a coop and run. Yesterday we brought home two Rhode Island Reds and Two Barred Rocks. They seem to be acclimating well. We are so excited to be a part of this community! I've been...