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  1. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Plants inside of coops

    Just a thought…has anyone ever found any plants to plant INSIDE a coop? Their new coop will provide a couple of grazing boxes, swings, a jungle gym, covered area, and, of course, toys and treats! I was wondering about any shade plants that might spruce it up. I may just keep a supply of flower...
  2. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Aracauna Chicks

    I purchased 42 Aracauna eggs. Five survived, and a sixth died getting out of the shell. They will be two weeks old tomorrow. They are adorable and already starting to fly. It’s way too hot here to put them outside. I have lodging for them until the temperature cools down. Only one has...
  3. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    ants in my incubator

    I woke up to five pipping Aracauna eggs and ants in my incubator! I am just sick. I immediately heated up a different incubator and moved them one by one. I sprayed underneath and around the incubator. The chicks are all loud and alive. I took out each egg and made sure I got rid of all visable...
  4. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    How Many Hens?

    I currently have three hens and one rooster residing in my nice big coop. They are let out to free range daily. I have recently added a fenced in area. The last couple of nights I didn’t close them totally up. I left the door open a bit. I have been getting more eggs than I have hens. I was...
  5. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Crippled chicken

    I have a crippled chicken, a little over six months old. He, I thought it was she, was born with a deformed foot. He’s a Silkie/Cochin mix with five toes. He’s always been able to get around without any issues. A few days ago, when I went out to open up their coop, he didn’t move. Unusual so I...
  6. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Starving Herself…

    Greetings, chicken peeps, NOTE: thus is a long post. My sweet girl LuMa had two ingrown feather surgeries on her tail last week. I was so sure I was going to lose her, but the incisions are closed, her skin is nice and pink, she’s healing nicely, and there are no “hot” spots. I have her...
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    Amazing hatch!

    Good morning, it’s an exciting morning here at Little Wendigo! A week ago, when I moved my chicks to a brooder, I mistakenly unplugged the other incubator. I did not realize it until the next day, about 18 hours later. I was just sick. I had lost my beautiful little Cochin mix that laid litter...
  8. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Baby chick protrusions

    Please help. Can I save this baby? She’s several hours old.
  9. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Another dead chicken.

    Another dead chicken…She was separate from Festus, who I found dead yesterday, in a different coop, secured in her coop/run…no evidence of trauma or injury. No parasites, nothing to indicate anything wrong and she laid an egg this morning. My Cochin mix, hatched here, the only one who laid...
  10. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Silkie death

    I’m so sad. This morning I found my sweet little Silkie boy, Festus, dead. He was fine yesterday. The day before he was “helping“ me build his new geodome home. He was prancing around, singing and humming. I have never had one sing and hum like him before. He was so happy and had such a sweet...
  11. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Perplexed

    I had to leave town for three days. Because of predator loss I confined all my chickens before leaving. I separated them so they would have plenty of room. They had extra food and water, were completely covered, and fresh bedding. One coop had 13 eggs with four layers, averaging one egg per hen...
  12. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Timing for eggs

    When do you start counting 21 days when a hen is on her nest? I have no idea when she stopped laying and when she started incubating them.
  13. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Baby Chicks in winter

    I have two Cochin Silkie hens sitting on eggs in the maternity ward. In South Mississippi the temperatures will be upper 40s at night. Do I need to bring them inside? Mama Chilkie is a beast and is trying to take my hand off. I want them to be okay. I was wondering if I can keep them where they...
  14. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    What are they?

    I bought eggs and they don’t look anything like their breed. The white and brown ones came from green eggs, the others came from blue. I have a WTB rooster and several blue egg hens.
  15. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Hot Weather Aprons

    I could use some advice on my chirpies… Is it too hot to use chicken aprons in the summer. I have a nice rooster that is real rough on my girls. How hot is too hot to use aprons?
  16. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Swimming Hen

    I have a little Cochin who likes to sit in water. Does anyone else have a swimming chicken?
  17. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Missing Feathers

    This little Frizzle is losing lots of feathers. It isn’t red or irritated. Is this normal? I put Blu-Kot on her. She/he is playing, eating, and acting normal and playful. The other Frizzle is not losing any feathers at all.
  18. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Missing Feathers

    This little Frizzle is losing lots of feathers. It isn’t red or irritated. Is this normal? I put Blu-Kot on her. She/he is playing, eating, and acting normal and playful. The other Frizzle is not losing any feathers at all.
  19. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Found chicken sitting hasn’t eaten

    Hello, Chicken Peeps! I have a question and couldn’t find an answer. I had a little hen go missing about 10 days ago. I looked everywhere, at least I thought I had looked everywhere. Today I found her. She was in a coop I am not currently using. I did check there but we may have crossed paths...
  20. Barb Root Hinkkanen

    Boys or girls?

    I have three little chickens, about 3-4 months old. They came from blue eggs. The rooster is a WTB, two hens, one Ameracauna and one WTB. Last spring I bought four WTB chicks, three out of four were roosters. I’m hoping I have at least one hen. Thank you!
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