Update…… unfortunately she didn’t make it! I have a chicken that has gape worms. I have given her her first dose of Valbazen today! I’m new to having gape worms. Should I redose tomorrow? How long will it take her before she quits gaping and do I withhold food from her...
This is my first time ever having brown leghorn chickens. My friend gave me a dozen fertile eggs that I hatched out in my incubator. My question is, my chicks are right at two months old. I was told that the ones that have a lot more black darker color to them are going to be roosters and all of...
I had a hen that I lost for a couple of days. I found her and realize she was sitting on some eggs. I didn’t know how long she’s been sitting on them so I moved her and the eggs out of the woods into a Seperate pen away from predators. She sat on the eggs for five or 10 minutes then she got up...
I have a rooster that had a damaged eye when he came to me. I kept him separated till I could make sure his eye was completely healed. He can’t see out of one eye but it’s no longer in the healing process. Plus I wanted to keep him separate till I made sure there was no disease going on. I...
I have a Rooster That is having a respiratory issue! He is Completely separated from the rest of my chickens. I need to give him some antibiotics. I already have some Bactricillian. Can I give him that for respiratory issues? I hear people talk about tylon And other items that I can pick up...
I have a hen that has started laying eggs with a ring around the middle. Looks like Saturn! The middle has a build up raised ring! Not sure why. The eggs seem to be fine. I will include a picture but it’s a little bit hard to see. I figured it is because she is a older hen. But again just a...
I have a rooster who was in a pen by himself Due to being new and I didn’t want him with my other roosters because I have too many and I was going to offer to one of my friends. Anyway one of my other roosters Keep on until he broke the lock and Got after the new rooster. There was no blood at...
I have a Hen who has been in a broody pen with two chicks. I let her out today to free range. About 30 to 45 minutes later I noticed her wattle was swollen. I do have another hen that always fights with her when she gets close to the other hens babies. When it came time to put them up for the...
I have nine chicks that are six weeks old. I have moved them to the main pin And after all the big hens are out free ranging I close up the gate and I’ll let them out of the broody pen inside the fenced in area with mom. I want to slowly let them come out and free range with mom For short...
I have eggs in the incubator hatching S we speak . Two are out and moving quit a bit. Is this going to hurt the other eggs that are in the process of hatching as they get bump into moving around?
I have a hen that has been sitting on 11 eggs. The only time she gets off the nest is to eat and drink. This is the time I inspect the nest for new eggs. That way I can remove new eggs! Yesterday same routine. Today when she got down there was only 1 eggs left under her. No predotors during the...
I had several hens who lay in the same box. around 2:30 or 3:00 one if my hen got on the same nest laid her egg and say on them all night not getting up till this morning. My question is should I leave these eggs or remove them. Shes not pulling feathers like shes broody. She doesn't seem to...
I was gifted four hens to add to my flock. I got them from my uncle because he said they don’t wanna do anything but sit on their eggs and everybody else’s. Since they came from him I know there’s no issues with them. There was no issues whatsoever introducing them to my other girls. It took...
I have hens that were dumped on my property. I have adopted them and took them home to where my house is. I’m not sure of the age but looking they look to be a year old maybe a little older. I have one chicken that always goes out to the henhouse and lays in a nest box. I have another hen that...
Hi Im new to the group and cant wait to read all the helpful tips! I have only had chickens one other time about 30 yrs ago! I had planned on getting chickens again but didn't know when! Well the chickens decided for me! I have a very rural piece of property and I was working there and 6...