I noticed that one or both of my Buff Laced Polish hens appear to have a pecking injury above their beaks and while examining them I noticed what appears to be irritated skin and nodules of some sort. Are these nodules inflamed follicles or whatever the opening is that the feathers emerge from...
I've been working off an on an hour or two at a time on building a coop I designed for my new chicks and thought I would share some pictures. I drew a number of design influences and features from existing designs but mostly from Carolina Coops American Coop and the Palace Chicken Coop. It's not...
Unfortunately Penny (From this thread), who we believe to be a Partridge Penedesenca is 2 weeks old is fading. Initially she had had weak or possibly splayed leg but responded extremely well to a 24 hour hobble and appeared to have completely recovered for several days. We were elated. She and...
After a first order resulting in 8 dead chicks on arrival at the post office the second batch arrived on Wednesday and 7 out of 8 are healthy and doing well after 3 days. This is the first time for me and my wife at raising baby chicks although my family had a couple chickens when I was a child...
Hey everyone,
I just joined today and looking forward to learning more about keeping chickens.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
A: We had urban chickens when I was a kid that we raised from fertilized eggs from a local farm. I was really young but I have memories...