I'm in the process of integrating one SLW and two Ameracaunas (all 22 week olds) with 3 - 3 yr old Golden Sex Links. The GSL's pick on my poor Wyandotte relentlessly. Last night I realized her comb had been pecked, the top tip is dark and separated from her skin. They don't seem to bother the...
I have a 22 week old Wyandotte that is very very loud!! She is standard size and started laying two weeks ago but her eggs are small, half the size of normal eggs. They have not gotten much bigger since she started. One of my standard size Ameraucana's started laying and her eggs are small too...
I have three 3 yr old GSL's that have been eating their eggs for about a year. I've tried everything - added oyster shells, filled eggs with mustard, hot sauce, dish soap, put wooden eggs out, nothing has worked. I have three 8 wk old chicks that will soon be integrated with them and I'm really...
Hi all,
I have a friend who has a 3 yr old hen and she wants to get her a friend or two. Is anyone looking to rehome a laying hen or two?
You can email me directly at [email protected].
Thanks!
Melissa
JackE - I appreciated the time you took to talk to me about my coop and your suggestion.
I'm happy to say I have added some more ventilation for my chickens. I hope this solves
my frostbite issues! Thanks again!
My rooster, Mr. Big is susceptible to frostbite. He has a big comb and long wattles. I put vaseline on his comb a few weeks ago and when he preened himself, it wiped all the vaseline on his feathers. He now looks like he was in a street fight! Matted and dirty. Is there any way to clean it off?