Alright, so I'm hoping someone here can help me figure out what happened to my hen so I can have some peace of mind. Sorry for the long message in advance, just trying to give the most information that I can.
This past Thursday one of my hens was attacked by a fox, who started to run off with...
Hello everyone.
I have a chicken who keeps one eye closed, and one open. She opens the eye occasionally, but it is closed most of the time. When she does open it, the eyeball appears to be normal looking. Her general behavior is normal; eating, drinking, walking around.
I'm not too sure...
Hey guys. So a few of my chicks are sneezing quite often and I'm not sure why. They are all active, peeping, eating and drinking. What would cause sneezing?
They have pine shavings for bedding. Could this cause them to sneeze?
Thanks.
Hey everyone! These are my new babies. Got them last Thursday. These aren't very good pictures, but I'll post more later when I take them outside.
There are 4 total.
Speckled Sussex on the left. Light Brahma on the right.
Light Brahma on the left. DJ the New Hampshire Red is having a...
Hey guys. So I have a quick question.
When buying grit for baby chicks, should I mix it in with the crumble or have it set in another dish?
Also, is there a certain age I should feed it to them at? And how much should I feed them?
They are under a week old.
Thanks!
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to make a post...I'm so excited to pick up my silkies tomorrow. This will be my first time owning them.
Anyone else have some cute little guys to show off? Share your pictures please!
Hey guys! Just a few pictures I took this morning. Maintained the coop & run yesterday afternoon. Turned over the run and raked it out. Cleaned out the coop & lean to and added some pine shavings. Chickens sure enjoy it!
Outside view of coop
Inside view of coop
Lean to with perch...
Hi, I will be ordering some chicks and I wanted some opinions on these breeds.
Are they good choices? And will they get along with one another well? Any suggestions? Thanks! :D
Breeds:
Silkie
Hudan
New Hampshire Red
Sussex
Brahma
(All pullets except for the silkies because they are straight...
Hi, I will be ordering some chicks and I wanted some opinions on these breeds.
Are they good choices? And will they get along with one another well? Any suggestions? Thanks! :D
Breeds:
Silkie
Hudan
New Hampshire Red
Sussex
Brahma
(All pullets except for the silkies because they are straight...
Hi. This is my girl "Tuffs". She's about 4-5 years old now and stopped laying within the last year. Shes a mutt EE. She had problems with lice/mites in the warmer weather, but I dusted her and bathed her, so they're gone now. She also had flystrike, but I caught it in time and got rid of all the...
Hi. I noticed one of my hens was unstable on her feet this morning. When she ate she had her tail pointing down, and had a hunched over back while pecking.
Her chest bone (breast bone?) seems more defined than normal and seems to be protruding.
Shes acting sort of slow, and was laying down...
Today I found small, maggot looking worms on the outside of my chickens butt and kinda of near the belly area. They were hiding in her feathers and crawling around on her skin. I bathed her and removed of all the "worms". She has small wounds that look bloody and I put anti-bacterial cream on...
One of my younger hens just died and I have no idea what happened to her. I was feeding them their night time meal and I couldn't find one of the hens we called Sneezy.
I looked under the deck and she was hiding, laying down, with her eyes closed, under the steps. She wouldn't come when I...
I just noticed that one of my hens has foamy bubbles in the corners of both eyes. Shes eating and drinking. It got really hot really fast today, would that have something to do with it? I'm not really sure what it is or whats wrong, so if someone could please help that would be great.
Thanks...
I have a leghorn mix pullet that was very friendly. For last few days Iv'e noticed a huge change in her behavior. Usually she will walk right up to you and let you pet/pick her up. But now when ever I walk close to her or near her she runs away, and if I step towards her more she runs for dear...
I have an EE and shes about 2 and 1/2 years old. She always is walking around the yard squaking. She's fed and watered an she always has a place to lay eggs. Her egg laying has decreased, so could she have troubles with laying eggs? Is there something wrong or is she just a noisy bird?
Thanks.
I just noticed this on my chickens and I'm wondering if its scaly leg or just old age. My older hens are the first few pictures and my younger hens are the last few. What is this from? And what can I do to fix it?
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!