Hello. So I have a 2 year old hen who has been going through an extreme molt. I didn't see her yesterday and today when I saw her, she was having a hard time breathing. Her tail was also down and she could barely stand. I seperated her immediately in a small cat crate for overnight until I find...
I ran out of feed yesterday and today I have just been giving them scraps. I probably won't be able to get to Tractor Supply until Monday which is 3 days from now. Can they go 3 more days of just scraps from around the house? If not, I'll have to figure something out to go tomorrow. Thank you in...
I have 2 hens, living in the same coop alone, they both started sneezing and shaking their heads. Their coop gets dusty so is this the cause of it? Should I treat them with something? No other signs so far
Hi everybody. I just wanted to ask a question. I have 2 hens, one Polish and one big Chochin. They grew up together since babies with me. They are almost 2 now, and they live alone in a smallish coop but big enough for them 2, thoughI know they would perfer more. A little while ago I tried to...
I looked into my scratch bag after not using it for a while and saw a TON of these little black bug. Are these bugs safe to feed the chickens? I'm just making sure they won't go into there feathers and are safe for them to eat?
Hello. I'm just asking for some advice. So I live with my parents. So this makes the chickens all of ours. Anyway, time and time again, I tell my father how bad mold is for them. He is stubborn and says that he gave it to his chickens in the past and it didn’t kill them. Anyway as many times I...
So I have a almost 1 year old Polish hen who always has her hat picked off. She used to live with 2 others (a sebright bantam and full size
chochin). Anyway a few months ago the bantam would not stop picking off her hat so I rehomed the bantam. Now she just lives with her chochin sister which...
So I'm in a little bit of a tricky situation. I have a coop with 2 hens inside, 1 Polish and 1 Chochin. Well the chochin got broody but the only fertilized eggs I had were from my other coop which had a sebright hen and a rooster. I gave her 3 eggs, 1 hatched but sadly the same day, the polish...
So I live in an area where your not supposed to own roos, well I own one bantam rooster that crows all day long. Hes been crowing for almost a year now with no complaints since I've been putting him in the house every night until 11am so no one hears his early morning crows. Where I am I'm...
Hey everyone! So I have a bantam egg that is being incubated by a broody hen...today is day 21 buy there is still no pimps and I can't hear no chirping. I tried candling it and it's all black except for the air pocket that is totally in tact. Ive also candled it a few times during incubation and...
So I think my Polish hen is showing signs of a respiratory infection. She has been sneezing and open mouth breathing once it a while (it's not severe but I don't want it to get worse). Is this a sign of a respiratory infection? If so, is there any way to treat it at home? Or will I have to get...
I have just read somewhere on fb that BluKote causes a lifetime egg withdrawal? I have been spraying it on my polish hen that keeps getting her head feathers pecked and have been eating her eggs. Is this an issue, I've felt fine and really don't want to stop eating them.
Within the next year I'll probably be going on a month long trip. What does everyone do with there chickens when there gone? Bringing them definitely isn't an option since I'll be traveling over seas. Is there people that can like "foster" them til I'm back?
How to stop chickens from bullying? So I have a 11 year old Sebright Bantam hen who's been attacking my two almost 1 year old hens that she lives with for the past few days. Here's a short summary of my 11 year old story that might be why - So I got my 11 year old about 10 years ago when she was...
Is it alright to feed very slightly moldy scratch to chickens? I accidentally left out a bag of scratch in the rain a little while ago and I tried to dry it out but it still has a few moldy spots. I fed them it for a few days already before I noticed and they are a-ok but just wondering if I...