Hello,
We just recently lost a member of our flock do to a prolapse. We are down to one member of our flock. I've been doing research and read, it's best to not have a lone hen. And I think our lady, would enjoy company from another. We currently only have room for one, hen. And working on a...
Help! I just saw this on the baby Freya this morning. I called the local vet, the only one who deals with chickens. Their doctor isn't in until tomorrow. HELP! I've done a little research but would like to know more thoughts on how to handle this?! Is this life threatening in this stage...
This is our baby Freya. She was rescued from an egg factory about 2 months ago. From some research and further inspection, I've come to the conclusion, she has yet to lay in egg. She has doubled in size, since we got her. You may be able to see from the picture, her beak was cut, when she was a...
I've had my rescue chickens almost 3 weeks now. Two currently have a bad habit, of sleeping in the nesting box and not using the roosting bar. And the third just sleeps in front of the box. I've tried to put a barrier up, in front of the nesting box, and they've broken through it three times...
I've had this lovely lady, Lucy for a little over a week. She was rescued from an egg factory, not in the best condition. She has a vet appointment on the books and in the meantime, seems to be happy and doing all the "normal" chicken things, well learning to. I live in California, and the...
Hello Fellow Chicken Go-ers,
Excited to join! I recently ( 1 week ago) rescued 3 little ladies from our local animal shelter. They came from an egg farm, in not the best condition. Luckily the ladies, are A LOT happier and learning how to become a "real" chicken. Hehe. I had chickens as a kid...