My 2yr old LF Sav. Fav. hen has been sitting in the nest box for the last few days. I have another broody hen and so thought that she too was broody but when I went to check for eggs today, she was laying almost on her side and breathing heavy. She is usually a feisty girl and will bite when you...
Hi everyone!! I am new to duck ownership. I brought home two little ducklings from the feed store which I believe are mallards. They are super cute!! The gal at the feed store told me that the males were supposed to have bigger heads and so I picked out two little babies which I hoped were a...
Hi all. I let my girls out of the coop this morning and one of them squatted for a rather large poo right away. I noticed it looked kinda bubbly and so took a closer look to ensure all was well. As I did so, I noticed that they weren't bubbles at all but squirming little worms. I have no idea...
I am having a dead avocado tree taken down on my property and I was wondering if I could use the chips in my chicken run? I know that avocados are a BIG no no for chickens but would the wood chips and leaves from the tree be bad for them? I was wondering because it's free and why waste it when I...
So my little silkie went broody like two months ago and I tried everything to get her to quit. She even sat on ice cubes for three hours one time!! I was afraid her toes were frozen but she ended up being just fine. Well, after a month of this behavior and bring food and water to her two-three...
I have some Wheaten/ Blue Wheaten Ameraucana cockerels from Jeremy here on BYC from Oakland, CA. His parent birds came directly from Jean Ribbeck. I also have a few FBCM, BLRW and Heritage Barred Rock cockerels from heathersboers at white oak poultry. I would preffer they go as breeders, pets or...
So, I inspected my girls today and found creepy crawlys over three of my girls. Not a bad infestation as of yet but definitely worrisome. I have always used DE and about 6 months ago invested in some Poultry Protector. My girls eat organic feed and we try to keep things natural but will the DE...
I want to know if anyone else has had this issue. So I have had three of my girls die in the last five weeks. The first was a surprise and happened very fast. The second was also fast and the third was sick for over two weeks before I decided that she was in pain and took her to be euthanized...
I have a 9 mo old wyndotte pullet who is the love of my flock. The last two days, I have noticed that she is not eating much. She scratches but I don't know if she's getting more than just dirt. She tasted some yogurt and cooked sweet potatoes but wasn't too interested. She stands by the waterer...
Hello everyone, I need some feedback. I have two barnvelders and they have different leg colors. My smaller one has a good yellow color to her legs and feet and the bigger of the two (although they are the same age) has more of a pale greyish color to her legs and feet. Is this something that I...
So, I have been a member of BYC since the end of last year but haven't posted once since. BUT... I constantly check in and thanks to all the wonderful info that flies around here, I feel like I have put together the perfect flock (so far) for myself. My husband and I moved to the CA bay area at...