I'm assuming she is a she but I'm just putting the pics out to get opinions, there has been no crowing. "She" is one of 3 Introduced to my tiny flock of 2. In the pic of the 2 together she is on the left. Thank you!
We lost a chicken (the head hen) to a bobcat a month ago, since then we have noticed 2 of 3 of our hens are losing the feathers at the back of their necks. Woke up this morning to one of them dead in the coop. Not sure if it is related or not. I will check for lice/mites after work, but I'm...
The long weekend worked to our advantage and the coop was done enough and safe enough to put the girls in! We still need to shingle the roof and revamp the run, add a roof to it for the bad weather. But for now it is safe!
Ok I'm thinking maybe buying a second hand coop might be best. I see everything saying how much space you need per chicken but how much indoor space vs outdoor space is needed? Thx.
I can choose from the following! Which would be the hardiest (NH winter's) and best egg later!
Red Sexlink
Black Sexlink
Ameraucana (spelling)
Silver Wyandotte
Golden Wyandotte
Plymouth barred rock
Thank you!
We are building our coop this weekend, any advice on how to do it so it looks nice, withstand NH winter's, but not break the bank or take forever??? It's asking alot I know! We aren't new to chicken owning, but we used our shed to house them preciously and that won't work this time around. (I...
My daughter hatched this "girl" out at school, the class named her Borus. Now 6 months later im thinking he fits his name lol.... no crowing, but i have 2 other roosters. Any thoughts on breed?
My son found several nests yesterday....all over the yard! I love free ranging them, and I don't want to lock them up, but I I can't be searching for eggs everyday!!!! Ugh......
My head is spinning from all the wormers out there. Cant figuere out which one to use. Has anyone tried Wormguard Plus?
Does Ivermectin work? Or is Valbazen better?
Thx.
I was noticing some of my girls are quite thin. I was thinking i had some pushy eaters. But then i noticed my brown leghorn comb was bent over and kind of pale. my daughter picked her up and she vomited, greeny-yellow. But no real smell. and she is real real thin. There are no mites/lice and she...
I am thinking this one is a boy. Any thoughts? They are both 7 - 8 weeks old!
Im thinking just a big girl on this one. Not seeing the typical pointed feathers.
I have 15 big girls, my barred rocks and my black sex link are nice and plump. But my leghorns and comets are very skinny. I have checked to make sure there are no mites/lice so that isnt it. My barred rocks and Reds are the only ones that have all their feathers too, i think i know who is...
So tonight it is 83 with the humidity it feels 88. the lowest it is expected to get is 75 for the night. Do i need to turn the heat lamp on for the night? I turned it off today when it was 99 and they were all panting and in the far corner away from the lamp. Right now they are laying sleeping...
My daughters Biology class tried to hatch chicks, only 1 made it. She brought it home today!!!! The class named this little one Brutus! Still not sure what kind little Brutus is, but sure is cute!!!
My daughters biology class hatched, or tried to hatch chicks. One out of 20 hatched and came home today. It is 1 week old. Little chick has furry feet, in case it cant be seen in the pics! Any thoughts as to what breed it could be?
I thought this was due to the overactive roo, but he was sent to the freezer almost 3 weeks ago!
Any ideas? I have checked them for mites and cant find anything.
I have 8 month old layers 15, and 1 roo. I have a nasty feather picker in my group and have heard it could be a lack of protein? They are eating Blue Seal Layer pellets 16% protein. They get a cup of scratch daily also.