I had a chicken injured last fall by a dog that we were able to save, but in the process, I had to clip back feathers on one wing, so the feathers didn’t contaminate the wound and reduce risk of infection and irritation from rubbing, as the wound was right behind/under the back of her wing...
I have a dark Brahma hen that almost a year old (got her when she was 2-3 months old last May). However, she hasn’t started laying yet and wondering if she ever will? I read dark Brahmas take long time to mature and start laying (7-9 months maybe), which means she should have started laying this...
I have a chicken on amoxicillin. How long do I have to wait until it’s safe to eat their eggs? Any suggestions on what to do with those eggs? Just compost them?
Majority of the time, they are quiet or making a fuss about a problem, but sometimes they being loud for attention or I don’t know what… how can I discourage and reduce them from being loud? I have 1 hen in particular that’s been loud since day 1 when my husband picked her out, which I was...
Help! My neighbor’s dog somehow jumped the fence and mauled one of our girls!!! She has a nasty wound on her hind right side! I have cleaned it with wound wash liquid, but no clue what I should do, besides trying to pack it with neosporin or something…. She’s in shock right now. But I’m so...
I have a 4yo hen who has a lot of bald spots. At first I thought she was molting, but I’m not seeing any new feather growth, especially now that she just started laying eggs again. The other chickens are fine, and just in case have all been treated for mites, lice, and worms. When I inspected...