My Olive egger Queen Victoria that walks around like a high stepping horse. It's cold here but there are parts of the yard with grass not covered by the snow. She is a pullet ready to lay as I saw her squat two days ago when I was in the run feeding them.
I want to start a forum for teachers who are chicken parents. Post photos, rants and raves about your day, and how it feels to come home to your flock.
I have a first time Broody sitting on eggs in a location I cannot get to without hurting her or the eggs. Today I noticed she is sitting right next to the eggs. Is she off them to hatch? She was also more vocal today with me. Even started a soft chicken song. Here is where she is sitting. That...
We have been in extreme heat advisory for several days. I try to collect when I see a chook has laid an egg. This being several times a day I check. I set them on the counter to cool as I always do. Is there a concern for early development if it is fertilized? Can the eggs be spoiled? I'm just a...
I have some of this left over from packaging. It's reflecting like a car windshield protector. I want to put it on top of the nesting boxes and the south side of the coop where they lay. The red coop is where they lay
Is this angle wing? The one side that is sticking out has feathers out of the shaft, the other side the feathers haven't formed like the other side. Today is the first I've heard of angle wing.
Good morning, I went out this morning and noticed my Penciled Plymouth Rock hen laying on the ground and not running after me like she does most of the time. She did get up like she wanted to but limped and laid back down. Stood up again and did a little preening. Going back to yesterday I saw...
I got my baby chicks this morning all safe and sound. I used the peck and grow gel and they love it. I have water and crumble for them to eat as well. They snack on all three.
Meet Lee, aka Paisley. Received from My Pet Chicken at 6 weeks. He was supposed to be a pullet. Vaccinated for Mareks Disease. He's been in quarantine from the rest of my flock in a covered run.
I have a pullet who quit laying after a few weeks of regular eggs. I checked her last night and she had poopy butt. I washed her up and kept her in the house. I kept her in to dry as it was below zero with wind chill. WAIT FOR IT....I lifted her up and turned her over to check and she pooped...
Early last week I cracked open what would be the 5th egg from my Penciled Plymouth rock pullet and there was this triangle shaped mass in it. Perfect yoke, and egg white. I would say it looked like a piece cat food. 1 cm sides and thickness of 1/2 cm. I scooped it (whole egg) out and threw it in...
She is eating if she can get to it, so I have been feeding her and giving her water. I noticed a knob/bump on one side of her head on top. It is painful to her. It's just above her ear. Is it a tumor or possible ear infection. She had a regular poo just after feeding and water.
On Tuesday I saw one of my pullets with something in her mouth as the other three were chasing her. I got a quick glance of something I couldn't un see. It looked like a small mouse. Yesterday I was feeding them and out of nowhere a mouse ran up to me. I stayed calm because it confirmed my...