I have had chickens for several years, but today found a duck in my back yard. I have no idea how she got in there because we have a chain link fence and she has a wing with a compound fracture. Of course it’s the weekend, so there wasn’t much I could do. I think she may be a domestic bird...
I'm writing about a 2 year old Americana hen. She had been fine, active & eating well. Yesterday acted ok, but broody. Today she is listless, eyes closed. She did walk out of hen house to eat, but then just sat on the ground & slept. Her vent looks swollen & there is a lot of creamy white...
After a wet spring, we have had an abundance of goat-head stickers on our property. Three of my girls developed bumble foot, probably from the stickers. This is my first time dealing with this. I'm a retired nurse, so after watching video instructions on removing the kernels, I was able to do...
I have 7 hens just over a year old. I also have 5 pullets & a rooster, all about 3 1/2 to 4 months old. The 7 hens have a large coop & run, and free range all day. The younger group live in my fenced back yard & sleep in a dog house within a covered dog run. They run around my back yard all day...
Hi chicken lovers. I inherited 2 older hens 2 years ago, really as pets. This spring my husband & I bought 9 chicks: 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2,Americanas, & 5 Polish (no roosters). We live in the country & the hens free range all day & return to the coop in the evening. They constantly have worms...