Hello,
Looking to get a Buff Orpington layer as a companion for my 4 yo Barred Rock ,(Dottie) who lost her friend( RIP Wynonna Ryder) also a BR. I've never owned a BO and would like some advice , health, temperament,etc.
Thank you.
Hello,
Wynonna, is around 4years old. She had fly strike a few weeks ago and while I treated her with soaks and removal of all fly larva . I also applied antibiotic ointment every other day to the wound. She seemed a bit lethargic, pale comb, but was eating normally. I took her for a check up...
My 3-year-old Wynonna Ryder is currently in her first molt as is her sister, Dottie. Wynonna looks horrible and keeps falling asleep on her feet. Yesterday she was walking around the yard and eating and drinking. I brought her in this morning, and she eaten sunflower seeds and scrambled eggs. I...
So we have 4 ambassador hens who we've hatched and are raising at my school. They were all born in the first week of December. So we were counting on eggs coming in June. Much to our surprise , someone began laying green eggs . We have two red sex links who will lay brown eggs , so not them. A...
This wart? was just noticed on Hope who is about 3 months old. She is one of our schools mascot chickens. I was going to attempt to clean it with Hydrogen peroxide and some Neosporin . Any ideas of what it could be? It is concerning because it just showed up, It is hard to the touch, and the...
I see two Barred Rocks, One possibly a roo? . The Ginger colored also looks male due to the red comb. The other 4 not sure. Any ideas?
Thank you! Also any takers? I'm in S. FLA, and cannot figure out how to post on "Always Sunny in Florida" page.
It's me again, trying to help my over zealous principal, who over ordered eggs for our school to hatch. We can only house 4-6 pullets.
The only breed I can recognize is the two Barred or Plymouth Rocks, and maybe one RIR?
This is first batch of six one month old's. I can see definitely one male...
What started off as a stray chicken on our school grounds ,and me mentioning how great to raise a FEW on school grounds for the students to enjoy and learn about, turned to 12. Long story short my principle ordered 24 eggs... and we now have 12 lovely chicks.
We can keep only 4-6 pullets. They...
Ok so my gal Dorothy's recent behavior has me wondering ….what happened?
So this is my set up . I have two 2 1/2 year old hens, Dorothy top gal (RIR) and Lucy(Welsumer mix).
I also have two 5 1/2 month old BR pullets ,Wynonna and Dottie.
They are cooped at night and free range (back yard...
So we hatched out chicks at the school where I teach, which was an amazing experience for kids and adults alike. They will live on the grounds of my school, now comes the hard part.....duh duh duh... figuring out breeds and of course whose a cockerel and whose a pullet. We would like friendlier...
Hello my fellow chicken folk,
I have had pet chickens for years , but am new to hatching.
I jumped at the chance to incubate some eggs along with other teachers at my school.
I have two eggs and we are on day 21 ,One egg is making small movements and we can hear small peeps, no pipping as of...
Hello my fellow chicken folk,
I have had pet chickens for years , but am new to hatching.
I jumped at the chance to incubate some eggs, along with other teachers at my school.
I have two eggs and we are on day 21 ,One egg is making small movements and we can hear small peeps, no pipping as of...
So I am really missing Maizey , my little hen who passed on Thursday, unexpectedly.
I want a sweet hen, egg layer, or older, to add to my now flock of two. My RIR , Dorothy, and Welsummer mix, Lucy, are a year and 1/2.
I will travel to you and of course pay for her. Please let me know if you...
I just found my new gal Mazie, dead in her nesting box and I'm not sure what happened. She was treated for Coryza last month and seemed fine, gaining weight and looking more perky. This past week, I did notice that acted a bit standoffish during treat handout time. I attributed this to possibly...
I just found my little hen Mazie dead in her nesting box. She was my newer gal that I treated last month for Coryza. She'd been stand offish this week during treat handouts, but I thought that maybe my RIR Dorothy was bullying her. I woke up an isolated Dorothy to the side yard to give Mazie...
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I got a new young egg laying hen, 3 weeks ago. She initially seemed stuffy and was sneezing.(clear).She was in a rather dusty pen so I've been watching her. She has no mucus or any discharge from eyes. She is active, laying and eating well. Her comb is bright. Her poo while not...
So not sure if this behavior can be corrected... I've been a school teacher long enough to see how it should end.
Dorothy is my 1 year old RIR. She was raised until about 6 months of age, with a Roo, who we had to re-home. You all helped me ID him as a him. We traded for Lucy.(same age but half...