Days before my 35 b day and I find my first eggs bf and I heading down I hear him shout something about eggs yes they are small yes idk how many of them are laying but I'm on so happy my million dollar eggs lol
I now have all my birds out in the coop I've put the youngest in a dog crate so the older hens can see them but not pick on them I can't wait for my first egg
Miss whelma is finally all better my 3 silkies were finally big enough to go out into the coop everyone is getting along well so far and today is 8 years I've been part of back yard chicken also added heat lamp it's only on when we're home as it has begun to get chilli in Oklahoma
Well I'm not to sure what to do she's still sperated I think it's slowly improving I think she itches it when I'm away I've been doing ointment and saline wash 2 a day she eats and drinks fine how else can I help fix her eye
So this is my hen that had the bubbly eye i finally got to tend to her after having to sit with a colicy horse all day and most the night yesterday I can't seem to catch a break lol I did a sailen rinse with gloves on and got some terramycin in it this is her set up as of now anything else I can...
Well checking on thing this morning and notice one of my girls has something going on with her eye I have a tractor supply nearby so I need to worry about the others now I'm just plain stressing they are all sick but look fine to me 😞 can't catch a break 💔 it's got a bump and it's bubbling she's...
Well it's crazy new but good news I got home after work close to 8 pm went get to check on chicks before hitting the house as we go trew the garage which is were the chicks are and one of her eyes is magically open how can I test if she can see out of it or not eye slit seems a bit deformed but...
Highly thinking of trying to sell the flock I am starting work up to another chick dead unexplained only thing I can think of is it got slept on between my job and this im no longer happy nor can I afford another 136 for 3 chicks from the same place so ya idk I know there a place to post stuff...
So my milles eyes never opened I wiped with warm saline solution keep her separate right now when I'm not around with clean food and water she's seems to be doing ok she's my smallest chick tho is there any way I can help her live a happy full life I don't want to loose this Millie too all my...
So my other little Millie Flures look like either the eyes never opened or maybe she scratched them or perhaps other pecked them she's not opening them I've seen her eating and drinking with the last day or im crazy idk anyone have any experience with this I'm sure she can live a health life...
So my pet chicken was amazing I had only one chick she was my smallest also one of the ones I was reallying hoping would make it my Millie flure she was so tiny I think she got trampled and she just didn't make it here are my others along with breeds I can't wait 4 my 4 mystery birds to grow up...
Eeeeekkkkk a bunch of new babys on Thursday this is what I have adding to the mix I hope I don't have issues adding my polish ones mine still aren't fully grown or laying so I think it should be easy enough to intergrade them to the flock I will have them house with my baby silkies as they are...
So I had things fixed up for a bit and lost more of my flock I feel like a failure and let down I love all my chickens so much lost a favorite hen not to long ago she suffered injuries I nursed her she fought like hell for 4 days I thought she was going to make it.she fell asleep forever. so I...
These are my girls I'm curious on a couple of them actually all them lol they were tractor supply chicks I know what they were sold as but not sure if proper my tiger eye golden laced Wyandotte I think the spelled one is a bramah her name is Stella Rose I got my turken her name is volture and...
So after seeing some show birds via my back yard Facebook group I think I want to get into showing my chickens I live in Choctaw Oklahoma and when I Google I can't find any food leads of where to go to start learning and fellow Okies in here know anything can anyone point me in the right...
So even tho we've re enforced the coop 2 will be looking over it again I'm loosing chick's will owl decoy keep things such as opossums and other brid of prey at bay or is that just a waste of money ??? Willing to do whetever to make my coop safe for my chickens
it's been so long I now have a growing flock aain 14 chick's and one hen so far I have a little one that seems to possibly be being rejected from flock looks younger got from tractor supply store it's chirpping alot and the others don't seem to want to help her what can I do to help I don't want...
Frist off sry ( not sure where to postthis) and for my spelling erros my frizzlevhas to be broody) stoped laying(tops 8 months old) the guy at the feed store sold my hubby a three month old road islands red and i got two chick and tryed putting the broody frizzlen hen with them but she wanted...