Please Help Fellow Flock Members!
My hen Ruby (she is 30+ weeks old) has been acting very lethargic for the past two days, not clucking a lot, not social with me which is very odd for her. She is like a lap chicken. I noticed her comb and wattles are turning almost like a purplish grey...
So I am a little concerned that my 8 week old chicks and my 2 hens wont flock together. The 4 little ones are always together, and my 2 hens are always flocking together. I have them in the same coop, run in area, and everything. They have been in the same area for up to 4 weeks now, and they...
My two RIR hens Ruby and Runt are 24 weeks old, everyday I check the coop and have my fingers crossed for an egg but I guess I have to be patient longer. I just wanted to make sure I am doing everything right to help out my gals having nice, big, healthy eggs. I have provided my girls with...
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I have been diagnosed with C. Diff 2 weeks ago my Dr. Started me on antibiotic treatment of Fladgyl 500mg 3x per day and a probiotic 3x a day as well for 2 weeks. I'm almost done my meds and still having bad symptoms. I doubt my chickens could of caused it, since I've had them...
Hello everyone I need some help, yesterday Friday June 12th I bought 18 pullets they are three days old. I have them in a xtra large dog kennel whey planneling on the sides (for no one to escape), bedding, starter food, and water. They are in my breezeway attached from my house to my garage. We...
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Just touching base with all of you, I no longer have my 4 RIR roosters they all went to a good home last night, I now only have 2 hens and my coop looks so naked so.....I went online and ordered lots and lots of chicks. All are pullets and I am getting a mixture of Barred...
Hello everyone! I was doing my normal chicken chores like I do every day. I noticed this worm looking thing in the run of my coop next to chicken poo. Is this just a earthworm or did it come out of one of my birds? I ordered more wormer so once that comes in I'll worm them.
Just curious, I'm new to raising chickens so bare with me....why is it that all the poop in my chicken coop is a soft, healthy brown and white looking color. But when there free ranging or not enclosed in their coop, its runny and a gross brownish color? Is that normal? It doesnt horribly stink...
Hello everyone! I am new to this forum, also new to raising chickens. In February I purchased 6 RIR chicks that were days old, they were spoiled from the moment I brought them home. They are now 18 weeks old very happy chickens! They have their own enclosed coop area with lots of room to roam...
Hello fellow chicken lovers!
I am new to this forum and I am new to raising chickens, I have 6 RIR that I raised from days old, I am now obsessed with raising chickens. They are now 18 weeks and outside in their "playboy mansion" of a coop getting loved on and spoiled, spoiled, spoiled...