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I noticed my rooster started limping three days ago. I thought bumble foot at first but when I was finally able to catch him I noticed just how raw and red his flesh is. No scabbing or open wounds but the redness/rawness is kind of alarming. I soaked his legs in an Epsom salt bath and he...
I have eleven hens currently. Out of the eleven ten are laying like champs. I get a minimum of six eggs and a max of ten eggs a day(even in this gross weather). My gray Orpington, I believe, is a dud. She laid one soft shelled egg about a month ago and hasn't laid since. She acts fine, eating...
I'm so excited for February! I have a BBS Ameraucana, BBS Andalusian, Speckled Sussex, Fayoumi, Russian Orloff, easter eggers, Ancona, and silver spangled hamburgs all on their way. I wasn't able to get my hands on any salmon faverolles this year but I'm crazy anticipatory over the Orloffs. I've...
Hi all!
My barred rock Freckle finally started laying! Only problem is she does it across the street. I have five nesting boxes for 11 girls. Everyone else takes turns using the two favorite boxes but not, these boxes are not good enough for me, Freckle.
The area across the street is overgrown...
I have a mixed breed rooster. Approx 7m and just the best so far. He's gentle with the girls, beards them to safety, offers them tidbits, confronts hawks, and is just and all around good gentle bird. The lady I got him from said his dad was part red sex-linked
Characteristics: Rose comb...
I have two Ganders (one Embdem and one Chinese cross). I got both my boys when they were a year old. They are not terribly social boys with people but they look after my chickens very well. Anyway, not sure how to explain but my Embdem "attacked" me today. He grabbed a hold of my arm. He wasn't...
Hi everyone!
I've been utilizing this site for ages but only now joining. I had chickens and geese growing up and now as an adult I've started my own flock of both.
I have a mixed flock of thirteen.
Hens: (2)red star, (2) partridge rocks, (1) dark Cornish, (1) red star, (1) barred rock...