We have had chickens for the past few years. They have never been a problem. In fact, I'm on my second group of hens. My first flock died off. Anyway I looked the law up online and it stated I could have them. Well, there are a few abandoned lots in my neighborhood and a few of us neighbors got...
I have 3 buttercup chicks. One is a good but smaller than the other two. Today I noticed the smallest was limping/having a hard time keeping her balance. I looked at her and noticed one leg is bigger (swollen?). Has anyone ever experienced this and what can I do for her?
i believe it was my dog but I can't say for sure but I found my hen with huge lacerations all over her and in obvious shock. I hurried and have her a warm bath to wash the debris away and cleaned her wounds and stitched them up. Everyday applying triple antibiotic ointment. Today I removed the...
we revamped our coup. Now are girls aren't laying as much and if/when the do lay it's just anywhere random. I have 1 using the nesting box and she's a new layer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
i have two separate problems. We have a newer hen (not laying yet. Hatched April 1st.) who my 3 other hens don't like. Well one more so than the other two. The older one chases her and pins her down. They've been in the same coup but separated. She pecks through the cage at her. How can I break...
does this look like molting? She's about 16 months old and still lays. She's eats/drinks fine/normal. She's on layer pellets and fresh fruits/veggies and occasional mealworms as treats and they eat what they dig up in the yard. I also checked for lice/mites and I didn't see anything. I'm new to...
i have the most lovesble little Deleware/mix chick. She is so dag gone sweet! But my older girls (13 months) are so mean to her. She's about 8 weeks old and has been in the coop for about 3-4 weeks now. She's my only baby and there are the older ones. Will they ever get along? Why do they...
where does everyone keep their babes? I have this group of chicks in my bathroom in a rubbermaid container BUT they are so stinking messy! Omg there is poo everywhere. I put cardboard down on the floor but they need something better? Can I see pics of your tots housing?
i tried posting this in the "breed and gender" forum but nobody answered. Hoping for some help here. Can anyone tell me what the 2 bigger ones are. I know the one in ebt middle (who isn't growing much) is a OEG bantam. The bigger ones were in the bin marked "mixed pullets". Any ideas? Oh and...
I have no idea what the 2 lighter ones with the gray speckles on the wings are (I got them out of the mixed assortment hens bin). The tiny bantam was mixed bantys. Any guesses?
This little chick is 1.5 weeks old. This morning I noticed her bum was caked with poo. I wiped it with a warm paper towel and noticed her vent all swollen. After work (about 7 hrs later) she was caked again. This time I washed her bum off in warm water and wrapped her in a towel. My question is...
I did have only 1 chick. She/he was so lonely and miserable. So I went and got 2 more. The bin said "assorted pullets". Can anyone guess what they may be? My best uneducated guess would be New Hampshire red. Any other ideas? Thank you. :)
i have one poor chick. It's about 5 days old. My hubs would only allow me one. (We lost one from our flock a few weeks back) this little baby is SO attached to me. Poor babe is ALways chirping until I pick it uP. What have I created. Any advice on how I can make it a little more independent ? I...