I have been too busy and assumed one of my girls had water belly (2yrs) Diarrhea, watery. Lethargy. She stopped wanting food and just drank water. Then she would spit a bit up. Brought her inside and gave her only a healthy gruel and nutrients and vitamin E and knew she would not make it. From...
I was outside and had just wiped dill relish off my hands with a wet one. My jersey giant - who is not giant but larger than my other hens - picked it up from my plate and ran off with it. I couldn’t believe it when I saw her start to swallow it. Of course I pursued but she decided if I was so...
I’ve had two mean roosters. On the other hand, our current rooster (one we bred) is wonderful. I didn’t even know a roo could be that easy to get along with. He’s pretty and he’s a good protector. However, despite having 9 Ladies to himself and a spacious habitat, he will over-mate 3 or 4...