My hen has a very swollen chest any ideas to help? I'm very worried she is two years old and lays about one egg each day she has laid one within the last 24 hrs she vomited water this morning she looks like she has a giant tumor under her neck at the beginning of her chest it seems to be more on...
Tonight when going to close up the chicken coop we found a skunk! It was later than they're usually put to bed because I had performing arts club until 6 and they're usually closed in at 5:15. The doors to their run and coop were open because they were playing in the yard. So anyways, I grabbed...
I can't believe my little Blue laid her first egg today!
When I got home and went to check on them and collect my older pullet, Sunshine's egg Blue followed me in and hopped into her nest to show me that she'd laid one too! She made a deep nest and laid a big white egg! Poor little girl wasn't...
Sunshine has been showing signs that she would be laying soon for a few days now. And today was the day!
I came home to the news that Sunshine had been in her coop making nests and hopping in and out of her nest all day. I went to check and saw nothing but a new nest. But! I looked closer and...
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I'm thinking about putting sand in my coop, but I don't know what kind.
Probably gonna get it from home depot so what kinds do they have that work there?
Is this a good kind?
And also how do you manage it to keep it clean and odorless? Right now I use hay and it doesn't smell too...
im getting new nesting boxes on Monday and I want to clean out the coop as well. But I was thinking about it and I wanted to know what you use for bedding in the nesting boxes. I use hay currently and it works ok except they kick it out every night! I know they aren't supposed to sleep in them...
I had to leave my little girls last night for vacation I'm really happy to be going on vacation, but I miss them and I'm worrying about them. I left them with family, but it's always weird leaving them for this long (6 days). Just wanted to share
Ok here is my latest update on my chickens lol. My chickens are Sunshine, Blue, and Happy Feet .
Sunshine: 12 week old Delaware pullet
Sunshine is getting really big! She's been losing baby feathers, but I think she's about done. Few...
This is Happy feet, she is 9 weeks old. I've been kinda worried lately that she might be a rooster . Not being sexist or anything, I'm just not sure if we could keep a rooster . I think I've posted another post like this when she was younger and everyone said pullet, but now she's older and it...
My 11 week old Delaware pullet, Sunshine has had this weird sounding voice for a few weeks now. She acts normal, eats, drinks, and plays. My other 9 week olf pullets still squeak noramlly and smoothly.
Here's a video :
Is she okay?
So today I was doing my opening night in the showing of hairspray jr in my town and I came home really worried about the chickens because I always put them on around 8:30 but got home around 9:30. So I got a flashlight and headed out there not hearing them or seeing them. Then, I looked in their...
So my oldest pullet, Sunshine has had a raspy voice for quite a while (weeks). I think it's fine,but I want to know what you think. She eats, drinks, plays, and poops properly. I have two younger pullets* that squeak smooth little squeaks:P (*9 weeks). I never really thought anything of it, but...
My chickens are Sunshine, Blue, and Happy Feet. :)
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Sunshine is a 10 week old Deleware pullet.
Blue is a 8 week olf...
OK so we had nesting boxes, but took them down because we didn't like them. But we had this old little wagon that has the dimensions of 34.0 x 18.0 x 15.5. So I want to take the wheels and pully thing off then make the boxes in it. Do you think that would fit 3 boxes? I have a Deleware, Blue...
I have 2 dogs, 2 hamsters, and a cat. My brother's hamster, Chewy (sorry I couldn't get a good pic) My hamster, Chuzzy ( RIP June 26,2013 - July 10,2014) Our Chihuahua, Poppi Our Chihuahua, Chloe...
My chickens are Sunshine, Blue, and Happy Feet.
Sunshine : 9 week old Delaware pullet
Blue : 7 week old Blue Andalusian pullet
Happy Feet : 7 week olf Black Langshan pullet
Last Friday was their first night in the coop! They don't like it too much . They always get mad at me...
I was thinking about having my pullets sleep outside for the first time tomorrow night. One is 8 weeks, and the other two are 6 weeks. They go outside from about 8 am - 8 pm every day. I know they don't like being carried back and forth, I think it's time
So I need to put up some nesting...
I went in my chicken's coop and I saw green poop! There were a few green poops, I didn't notice any fresh brown poops I stayed to see who was doing it, and caught 2 of my chickens pooping green! I waited to see if my third chicken is doing it, but she didn't poop. I'm betting she has it too...
This is Happy Feet, Happy Feet is a 6 week old Black Langshan :) I think she's a pullet, but I'm not completely sure.
Let me know if you need better pictures, I can take some :)