I did not have any episodes with this but I had a family member chewing tobacco when we were feeding the chickens. Has anyone ever posted anything on this? Swallowing tobacco makes a human sick. I would imagine if a chicken scooped up tobacco grains and swallowed it ...it could kill the bird...
Ugghhh
It's much easier when my lab does this. Well one of my chickens ate popcorn foam like it was candy today. It fell off a rack in my barn. I will monitor her. So how do I handle this one?
Thanks!
I have lost 3 birds out of my flock of 18. (I have 1 rooster)
Saphire Gem(Adult) (Lathargic, she stayed isolated, Signs of sour crop, bloated) could not save her
Brown Leg-Horn (10 weeks old) - Died in my coop after 2 weeks being introduced to the new flock
Buff Orphington (Adult) -...
What are you doing to handle the mice around your coops. I had a huge mouse dart from under my coop into the ground under the fence. Very big and dark brown. No it was not a chipmunk or red squirrel.
I am on 5 acres. Seriously, how can you do anything when the entire area has chicken feed and...
I got ROHAN with my first 4 chicks on a straight run from tractor supply 13 months ago. Raised with my kids, held in their hands very young/
ROHAN is now with 10 HENS that are 1 year old. He is king and protects them on our 5 acres.
First Off: I love this guy, he has never bothered my wife...
Hello All! I need your opinions on something I have observed in the last 2 days with my Saphire Gem Hen. Sick? Broody? Or just Annoyed?
I'll start with what has changed:
On Saturday morning I did introduce 6 new hens to my flock of 12. (New hens are 11 weeks old) Now 18 chickens (1 Rooster)...