hey chicken friends! i can't find info on this specifically. i've tried digging around in the archives, but i might not be asking the question correctly for the search engine.
if i put/spray a topical antibiotic on my injured bird, do i need to ditch 30 days worth of eggs (as i would do with...
hello, on thursday we had a fox attack our free-ranging group of hens. found one carcass, and two piles of feathers. first pile (brown feathers) was definitely from the dead hen. second pile, white feathers, i couldn't locate that hen at all. we followed the trail of white feathers up the...
i'm seeing lots of mentions of birds with their heads off after being pulled through the fence. what about a free-ranging chicken who was chased a bit (feather trail) and then lost her head, body left untouched? what predator wouldn't eat the body of a bird who was free for the taking...
howdy. back in june, one of my hens was scalped from ears down to shoulders on the back of her neck. she is significantly healed now (thanks, blukote!!!). however, the roo keeps climbing up on her. when he does, he holds on to the back of her neck and pulls open the newly healed skin. she...
howdy all! the last week or so, there's been an odd sort of "illness" going systematically through my flock (12 hens, 2 roos). a bird will get up in the am with one eye swollen shut and over a few days, it gradually gets better (with no intervention from me) and then another bird has it. only...
i'm on day 20 with 15 eggs in the little giant with egg turner. seems that only one might be alive... i'm a bit rusty on the hatching thing. haven't done it in a while. this is my first batch since i became a parent and the little kids are so excited to see something hatch...
how long...
hullo, i've just joined but have been reading for a few weeks. i'm ralph. i'm waiting for pip on 15 RIR eggs either tonight or tomorrow. fingers crossed, only saw one live one when candled. i've got one rooster and four hens, currently - the least amount of chickens i've ever had, i think...