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  1. RiverBendPol

    Parasites?!

    I need the wisdom of the BYC sages! I have a small flock, 3 Buff Orps and 2 Silver Wyandotts. They are not my problem this time. :) I also have 3 equines. I also have about 60 acres of hay fields. Getting closer to the problem-bear with me. Every Fall, I spread chicken poo from a local farm all...
  2. RiverBendPol

    Trouble lurking in my chicken house

    Hi Kids- I have 3 Buff Orpingtons. Lovely, friendly birds, all came here together in May, 2008 as fluffy day old chix. Now, at almost 3 years old, they have gone down as our worst batch of "laying hens" to date. We've had RI Reds in the past who laid more than we could handle. These girls have...
  3. RiverBendPol

    Comb color changes?

    Hi- We're in Maine where it is cold and snowy already. (altho today it is balmy 30!) My 3 Buff Orps have been molting and not laying since the end of August. Yesterday I noticed all 3 combs and wattles have turned a sort of pale reddish-peach color and have shrunk! Is this major color change a...
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