I just got home and found feathers all over my chicken run and four of my five chickens hiding in the coop. I can't find the fifth one. I'm assuming she got eaten by the dog. I'm just surprised that I don't even see her feet or anything left. But I guess a big dog does the job pretty thorough...
I'm thinking of adding quails to my 3 chickens. Can I keep them together or will they get picked at by chickens? And I have cats...are quails even an option? Cats won't mess with chickens, but quails seems pretty small. Any thoughts? Thank you!
Okay, she's not looking for company, but I am down to one single hen and am thinking about getting 2-3. She's about 18mos old and a barred rock. She's not very nice towards us humans, but let's hope she likes poultry company. Question: any recommendations regarding age and breed of the new...
My BSL (about 5 yrs old) just died. I noticed she didn't come out of the chicken coop today. When I looked for her she was sitting in the nesting box, all puffed up and the wings spread. She was very lethargic and smelled very bad. I picked her up and fluid was dripping from her beak. There was...
Helol everybody,my balance is limping for a few weeks now. First I wasn't worried,but now she's hardly walking at all. Sitting a lot.still eating/drinking. Can't feel/see anything unusual. I wondering if I should give her antibiotics. I will leave town in a week for about 2 weeks and I don't...