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    This is hanging around our house

    We live about a mile outside of the closest town. This lovely lady (?) appeared at our house a few days ago. We don't have any close neighbors and no distant neighbors that I know of that are raising pheasant. It's only flown a few feet one time and doesn't walk off until we get about 25 feet...
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    So I thought it was bumblefoot

    I have a hen that started limping a few days ago. I checked her leg and couldn't feel any abnormalities and she didn't seem to mind me checking it, so I confined her in a kennel thinking she had strained something. So I came on here today and decided it could be bumblefoot. I looked at her foot...
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    Found a bit of blood in chicks' box

    I just want to confirm that I'm doing the right thing. Picked up 5 chicks yesterday at farm store; about 2 weeks old (few feathers). Noticed tonight a rare amount of blood in the straw. All 5 are very active eating/drinking and after checking bottoms, can't see diarrhea or blood on any of...
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    Excited!

    Just ordered 15 RIRs female chicks for delivery mid-April! My dear husband said I could not leave chicks with him when I go for an out-of-town visit to grandbabies in early April. I suppose watching 13 hens, 6 equines, cows, diabetic dog and cats are probably enough. Plus, these are really going...
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    Hello from 7600 ft. in Colorado

    Hi from southern Colorado. I live at 7600 ft. and will not be seeing warm spring weather until the middle of May. We started with chickens 2 years ago when we bought some 2 year old hens from a friend of friend; they were a mixture of RIRs and Americanas (sp?). We added 6 gold sex-linked pullets...
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