I need some guidance PLEASE. As some of your might have heard, the south has been blanketed in a historical snow storm. I'm in New Orleans and we got 10 inches yesterday!!! My girls have a coop to go into, but yesterday they were just sitting in the big enclosure ( it's called Chickentopia - see...
My australorp/silkie mix has an awful looking growth on her cheek. She has had it for awhile but I notice today it has gotten ENORMOUS. She eats well and still lays about 3/4 eggs week. She certainly doesn't act like anything is bothering her at all. I'm attaching pics and hoping for some wisdom...
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My girls are around 3 years old. I bought them at a feed store and was told they were vaccinated.
Fast forward 2 years...I got fertilized eggs from another Backyard Chicken mommy and it didn't occur to me to even ask!! Yes, I KNOW I'M AM ASSHOLE... please don't make me feel even...
I lost my Precious Parmesan a couple of weeks ago. I had a necropsy done because I was worried about her 5 sisters.
The vet explained the rest of the flock is either infected or a carrier and I can't add any new girls because they will, at best, become a carrier. The vet said a long a my girls...
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I'm not exactly sure how to explain my situating so if I ramble, or sound moronic, forgive me. This is all new to me. I have 4 hens, no roosters.
I believe Joana, my 1 1/2 year old Black Australorp, is broody based on what I've read... bristling up if approached, staying in the...
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Still consider myself a new chicken mom. My girls are 15 months. My Rhode Island red, Parmesan, has always been the dominant of my group of four, but her comb has started flopping over recently and I noticed yesterday looks like it's starting to peel away from her head I've attached...
Hello all! One (at least I think only one) of my girls has diarrhea. I'm not sure which one it is though... They are all still laying and eating well. No changes in food or treats. We are in New Orleans and temps are in the high 90s (in the shade, heat index as high as low 100s)with crazy high...
Here are my girls.. they range from 6-8 weeks. Any help with the breeds would be great!
The purple on the butt on the white one is medicine.. not coloring.
Hello from New Orleans. I randomly came across this group when i was searching for what i can put on the ground level of my coop and figured this is a fantastic group to learn about how to be a good chicken mommy..lol. I have 5 precious girls. I only intended on getting 3, but a customer at the...