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  1. SurbFarmGirl

    Bleeding hen

    I've searched all over the Internet looking for an answer :( I have a broody Buff Orpington .... and yesterday I noticed right above her vent is really bloody. Yesterday I thought it was her vent ... so I was thinking a popped blood vessel .... but upon closer look a few minutes ago, it seems...
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    We're moving but what about the chickens?

    Hi there!!! Today we are officially in escrow for our new home!! We currently have 7 hens in our backyard coop .... which we built from an old she'd (we built a large yard onto shed for them). The problem is ... it can't move with us. When we move, we'll need to move them right away with us...
  3. SurbFarmGirl

    Silkies Roost?

    Silkies roost right? My 3 girls (whom are not silkies) are now roosting together at night - they are all 10 weeks old. However, my silkie still prefers to sit on a piece of wood in the corner of the coop ... on the floor alone at night. I've even put her on the roost at night but she jumps down...
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    Wazine 17 Question

    Long story short and I've posted a few time already ... but I believe my hen might have worms based on her behavior (plus I've checked for everything else). Last night I put Wazine 17 in their water ... but it doesn't look like they drank much. He behavior is still the same (not sure how mnay...
  5. SurbFarmGirl

    Sick/Depressed Hen

    I know I've posted about this before ... both on here and on Facebook .. but I'm getting desperate. My Golden Laced Wyandotte will be a year old tomorrow. For about a month (maybe a tad bit more) she hasn't been acting herself. She's been moving slower, not laying many eggs, tail down, and lays...
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    injured pullet

    I'm just not having much luck this week! Today it was 78' out and we brought our 4 week old babies out to play I the sun. My year old RIR walked up to one ... and pecked her so bad she pretty much scalped part of her head :( I immediately put cotton on it to stop bleeding and then neosporin...
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    My Wyandotte seems depressed

    So I am facing my first chicken crisis. I've had my girls almost a year .... and everything has been pretty easy (with the exception of some hen bullying). My Golden Laced Wyandotte is not acting like herself. When I got home yesterday she was sitting on my back lawn .... sitting content enough...
  8. SurbFarmGirl

    Bullying

    I have 4 hens. My 2 Wyandottes pick on my Easter Egger ... badly. We noticed 2 days ago she has no feathers on her rear end. None. When I'm outside I try to stop them ... but obviously can't be with them all day. I've read to separate them but then worry it will start again (and honestly not...
  9. SurbFarmGirl

    Silkie Chick Talkative

    I have my first silkie chick ... he/she is 4 days old ... but he/she is sooooooooooooooooo vocal! When I hold he/she ...it doesn't stop chirping. Is this a normal tendency of this breed?? Just curious :) My others aren't near this talkative.
  10. SurbFarmGirl

    Pecking Order

    I have 4 chickens that will be a year old in April. They are awesome. They USED to be so loving. My Easter Egger is coming out of a molt ... I thought she was too young but I guess not. My 2 Wyandotte have been bullying her :( Today I was tossing black oiled sunflower seeds around as a treat and...
  11. SurbFarmGirl

    She won't let me hold her

    I posted yesterday that my Gerty girl hasn't laid an egg in about 2 weeks. Everyone said it's probably because she isn't getting enough light .... but my other 3 are still laying. Would there be a reason that she suddenly won't let me hold her? I used to hold her daily ... she'd squat and I'd...
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    Easter Egger Stopped Laying :(

    About 2 weeks ago my Gerty (Easter Egger) stopped laying eggs (she started laying this past August). I'm not sure if she is still molting ... her back (above her tail feathers) looks like down feathers ... not feathers like the rest of her body. I thought regular feathers would grow in but they...
  13. SurbFarmGirl

    Chicken "Yard"

    My girls have quite a nice run attached to their coop. When I'm home I let them free range in the backyard, however they are destroying it (I'm constantly raking bark back in flower beds, etc). I'm thinking about taking on a spring project and turning the whole area where their coop is into...
  14. SurbFarmGirl

    Chicken Dance?

    My girls are almost 22 weeks old. Just a few minutes ago I let them out to play in the yard. My EE ran in front of me .... Stomped back and forth (like she was dancing) ... squated and spread her wings a bit. I just petted her and she went on about her way. Isn't this a submissive thing?? Is she...
  15. SurbFarmGirl

    Help! Gardner fertilized my lawn!

    On Monday I received a message from our gardener that he sprayed a weed and feed on my lawn. I had him send me a picture of the product so I could do some research .... and since my girls have been locked up :( I have been given the evil eye from them ever since :( I have searched and searched...
  16. SurbFarmGirl

    Egg Song?

    My EE has been waking up every morning about 530 and making this screech clucking noise (i took video but cant post it). She is only 16 weeks .... do they sing BEFORE they start laying? When I looked she seemed irritated ... pacing and pecking the fence. She does this every morning! I know...
  17. SurbFarmGirl

    Moving my babies

    So tonight is night one for my girls in their outside coop from the brooder. I feel so sad. The sun is setting and they are running back and forth by coop door crying .... I'm sure because they want to come inside :( Is this normal? They are breaking my heart.
  18. SurbFarmGirl

    Coop questions

    I have a few questions and hope some of you can give me some advice. Here is a picture of our coop (so far). We still have a lot to do (waiting on hardware cloth to be delivered tomorrow) and install our doors and roosts (and of course get rid of all the extra stuff that is in our temporary...
  19. SurbFarmGirl

    Run fence needs color

    We are almost done with our coop but I have one side that I would like to grow a vine on .... mostly for color and scent. The area our coop is on is on the side of our house and very "bland looking". Since we put the roof on the run ... it's going to be shaded almost all day - ruling out grape...
  20. SurbFarmGirl

    Poop Boards

    What size are your poop boards? We have left over plywood ... but it's only 16". I read that we should use 24" .... but I dont really want to spend another $30 on a sheet of plywood if the 16" piece will work.
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