So I have a small flock and one of my girls got pecked bad today so I've had to bring her in the house where she will stay in a oversized dog crate on in my kitchen and be absolutely spoiled until she's in better health.
Here's the problem, it's winter. Once she's healed up she has to go back...
What is up with my hen. She's almost 2 so I understand it may be a molt but I'm not sure. Her bum area is red and warm to the touch. I looked all over her body for bugs and found maybe 2 lice so I treated her for that even tho I don't think that's the issue. She had this issue 6 months ago and I...
I bought 2 silkies yesterday and I got to hold them today for the first time and they each weigh under 1 lb. Their feet are also disgusting. I didn't get to see the living conditions where they were but from the driveway it didn't look good. How do I fatten them up?
For ten years I've been telling my husband I want fluffy chickens so I got 2 yesterday. I'm so excited about them. So tonight i go out to tuck my ladies in for the night and I always do a head count. Couldn't find my fluffs as I call them. Spent 25 min in a panic thinking I lost them but...
We still have to cut the roof and add the extra to the nesting box. We are adding metal trim to the corners for predators. We also need to build an overhang over the air vent. It's insulated in the ceiling, floor and we put chicken wire between the layers . The coop is built on an 80's pop up...
I'm picking up my 6 chickens Thursday morning. I have a coop with an attached run ready. Where do I place my birds when I bring them home? Can they use the run? Then can they free roam?