I do not have cameras. 9 chickens , 1 rooster the size of a large cat. Only some feathers, no bodies, no dig marks, no blood, no body parts. Was out yesterday evening. Fence is 8 ft tall and part of the enclosure is covered. Fence covers the outside so they cant dig in. Disappeared. Like the...
They were 73 cents at aldi a year ago where i live. Thank god for chickens. Feed has also gone up. I get 50 lbs for free from a local factory. If i didnt get free feed idk if i could keep chickens.
Normal day. chickens were out i decided to go out for something came back one dead 3 missing. found 2 of 3 missing. Rooster protected and saved most of them but his beautiful handsome tail feathers were ripped off. Just wondering what can i do. Should i wrap it up? Cant tell if it’s raw or...
Hi,so I have a 4-month-old rooster (?) who has been limping on his right leg since yesterday. Another chicken had the same issue and died last week. I'm not sure how this happened. He doesn't have leg mites or bumble foot. Could he have sprained his leg from jumping off a roost? Thanks.
Hi, sorry if i’m overreacting but my incubator was at 102 and the humidity at 37%, i added some water and the temp and humidity is going down.
originally the incubator was at 99.5-99.7 temp and humidity was 45-47.. im just wondering if such a fluctuation will kill the eggs? Im on day 4 btw
hi, are there any incubators that are affordable and dont require a large amount of space, i've been looking at a few incubators but i'm not sure which one to pick. Any suggestions? Thank you
Hi so my 10 month old lavender orphington is quite sick . I saw her earlier today moving and eating, then I caught a glimpse of her eye. I decided to separate her from the rest of the flock.
I’m just wondering, what can I do for her? Will she heal on her own, or will I have to administer...
hi so I recently saw my 4 month old lavender Orpington with a dirty bum, like really dirty. When ever she tries to defecate it looks like she’s in pain? I don’t know what to do because it’s been getting progressively worse over the past 2 weeks. None of my other chickens have it, she is weak...
hi, this morning I went back to my run to see my beautiful ameracuna laying in the corner, not moving. I examined the corpse to see that there was a bloody hole near her earlobe.. when i first found her she was bleeding from the mouth,ears,and eyes. I have no idea how she died, she was one of my...
my luck with chickens has been horrendous this year, mites, worms, respiratory infections and now.. foxes, again.
last year i lost my whole flock due to 2 foxes who teamed up. they killed all my chickens in the span of 3 days and only took 2-3 of them,i had to rebuilt my coop entirely.
Now...
Around 7 hours ago, I checked my last egg, it had internally pip, I decided to intervene since It was 2 days late.Well, you see, it started to bleed.I freaked out so I decided to delay assisting it. I took a picture of it, it is day 23, was i too rough? I feel like I killed it. it was pipping...
i checked my hen at around 9:30 pm, she was doing fine with her 2 chicks. Went back out 30 minutes ago, 1 chick was missing. The one chick she has now is being abused by the hen. I'm lost, I honestly thought this was going to work but I guess not
I looked everywhere around the coop and could...
I went out to check my broody hen, a black australorp about 1 year old. When I checked the nesting boxes she was laying ON TOP of my other broody hen, a bantam. I have no idea how long she was there (i'm guessing 1-3 hours). When I felt the eggs she was SUPPOSED to be laying on, they were cold...
Hi, recently I got a new roo and i’m completely stumped on what breed he is.
oh and any name suggestions? He needs a name
I don't know if this is important but he has small brownish-red feathers around his neck, Idk if that will help identify him or not
Hi, all my chickens have mites, sadly. I was wondering if i could use lice shampoo for humans on chickens.. i'm thinking about giving each hen a warm bath with soap and water and diluting one tablespoon of lice shampoo in a cup of water, and then pouring it on them. Is this ok? I don't want to...
hi, I keep my coop rather clean, but today I found my poor faverolle on the ground(in the coop), barely moving. When I checked her stomach/vent it was absolutely infested with mites, they were everywhere. It was disgusting.
i'll give a little history on this chicken first.
we bought this hen...