Hi guys! One of my polish hens, Georgette, must have fallen in the mud yesterday during the rain. Today when i went to see her she has a TON of mud cakes onto one side of her crest. I have tried to wash it with a washcloth but cannot get it off. She's extremely skittish and fidgety. Any tips for...
Hi everyone! This afternoon I noticed my silkie rooster limping a little bit. Tonight I went to go check on them and noticed that he was laying outside in the run. He never went in the hen house with the others. Now he’s just refusing to walk. If I hold him he can definitely grip onto me with no...
Hi all! Some friends of mine rescued some bantams. I apologize for the poor photos but we are trying to figure out the breeds. There are 3 of these girls that are identical, they all have black tips on their tails.
I suspect my girls may have cocci. I’d like to treat them ASAP but I’m a little bit stuck on dosing. I have a fairly large bottle corrid . The dosing instructions says 16 ounce for every 100 gallons. My waterer is only about 1 gallon… I’m really not good at math so I’m wondering what the dosing...
Hi all! I have a hen with sour crop. She is passing green and white stool. I am trying the minoconazole/yogurt trick but she doesn’t seem to want to eat it.
either way, is the green poop associated with sour crop or something else entirely?
Hi everyone! I’m looking to switch over to sand in my coop and run. I’ve read that you can’t use plays sand which leaves me really confused… I didn’t realize there was different types of sand? If I were to go to Lowe’s can someone show me a picture (of the package) of exactly what type of sand I...
I suspect my girls may have cocci. I’d like to treat them ASAP but I’m a little bit stuck on dosing. I have a fairly large bottle corrid . The dosing instructions says 16 ounce for every 100 gallons. My water is only about 1 gallon… I’m really not good at math so I’m wondering what the dosing...
Hi everyone? The silky is about 14 weeks old. Some people have told me it looks like a roo but I’m not quite sure as it hasn’t crowed yet or displayed any rooster behaviors. I know silkies are very hard to sex so I’m not even sure what I’m dealing with here LOL
Hi everyone! I have this nine week old bantam. People kept telling me it was a buff Orpington but I’m not so sure at this point. Does anyone have any idea what it is? Looks like a hen to me also…
Hi everyone!. I was cleaning out the Brooder today and noticed a little bit of blood in my babies poop. All of them are acting fine. I checked all of their vents and there’s no prolapse. They are all almost 5 weeks old. Four of them are bantams and one is an Americana. They aren’t showing any...
Hi everyone! I am looking to spray paint the tires I use as dust baths. I am wondering if any type of spray paint will do or if I need to use a certain kind? I don’t want anything that’ll kill my girls!
Hi everyone. Later this week is supposed to hit 89° where I live which is very uncommon. Recently we had a nasty fox attack and the girls are not going into the run nor are they free ranging while at work. They are locked up in the coop until we can get the supplies we ordered. My question is...
Hi everyone. I have to leave my chickens for the weekend with my husband and I’m trying to find a food that they can all eat (I know he won’t separate them at night so I need something that’s safe for all of them. My big girls or year and a half and my little ones are about nine weeks. The only...
Hi everyone. I have this really cute Polish chick that has color that goes gradually from yellow to a light gray. What color will end up being as an adult I wonder!
Hi everyone! I’m in the process of integrating my eight week old with the remainder of my flock. I’m going to start let them staying in the coop area with the big girls unattended seeing as how they all get along extremely well. My question is I’m concerned the little ones are going to eat the...
Hi everyone! Tractor supply made a huge mistake this year and gave me two light Brahmas instead of Wyandotte’s. I decided to keep them but I’m concerned I may have a rooster. Is anyone able to identify these two?
Folks. I apologize for the blurry pictures. This little one would absolutely not let me get a picture of him/her. I got this little one in the Bantam bin at TSC. I know it is not a silky, Polish, nor does it have any feathered feet. Any idea what breed? Smaller than my silky and Polish bantams
Hi all. Too much it’s just developed pasty butt. The stores around me are all close so I can’t go out and get Vaseline which apparently run out of. This is going to sound ridiculous (and I’m not trying to offend anyone here nor am I trolling ) but… Has anyone ever tried KY jelly on a baby chick...
Hello all. I got chickens last spring and had no issues with them wandering. This spring, however, they have been wandering into the road and way too far from home. This year my rooster is fully matured and it seems he’s always with the few hens I find down the road. Is it the rooster leading...