I have two broody hens, one went broody a couple days ago, the other I discovered last night. I am going on vacation at the end of the month and I really don’t want anymore chickens. Not to mention my hens always hatch an abundance of roosters. :rolleyes: I have a little side coop I use for them...
My hen Marigold has something wrong with her. She is constantly sneezing. I believe it only started yesterday, and is breathing through her mouth. It makes a sound when she breathes, like a little gasp. She is drinking, eating, running around with the other chickens, and appears to be normal...
Fern my broody hen has three chicks who are roughly two weeks old. Basically I saw a wiggling worm in one of Fern’s fresh droppings, I watched it for more than a second to confirm it was a worm. Should I wait for the chicks to grow up and then treat them all? Is dewormer safe for such young...
My broody hen Fern has an egg under her that is cheeping! She has seven eggs but at day 22 I have no idea how many will make it. Nevertheless I do need some good names. Please only girl names! I have high hopes lol
I’m sure some of you on here have seen my threads of Amelia going broody! Well now it’s Amelia’s daughter Fern who is the broody one. Early in the beginning I moved her to the side coop and got her all set up, avoiding a lot of the problems I had with her mom. She has been sitting for about a...
Fern is broody! i have been watching her the past few days and it looks like she is following in the footsteps of Amelia. She keeps getting kicked off her nest. I usually intervene but I really would like for her to be able to do it herself, rather than blocking her off and letting her out every...
I started this thread because I am curious to see everyone’s coop! Post pictures of the outside, the inside, the run, explain why the coop works for you, and how many chickens you have. 😊 I’ll post pictures of my coop later.
Some of my chickens have been having watery poop. Other than that they seem to be eating, drinking, preening, and doing normal chicken stuff. Do you you guys have any ideas why they are having watery poops? They haven’t really had any treats lately besides a bit of dry oatmeal.
My jersey giant hen is molting and is missing big patches of feathers. She pretty much has no tail and all her feathers look really loose. She is acting like she is tired and maybe a little droopy. I’m pretty sure she’s still eating and drinking and acting like a normal chicken. Do you guys...
I was thinking of maybe ordering some chicks from Meyer hatchery so that I could pick what breed I want. I was wondering if they are good and if anyone has any warnings about them. I am curious if their chickens are healthy because I don’t want to have to deal with any health issues. Any tips or...
This is Poppi and sadly I just had to rehome him! The good news is he went to a great home with his brother. I know who is father is and I think I know who is mother is. I’m not 100% who is mother is so I’m excited to see your guesses! He’s the fluffy white one closest to the camera. He’s behind...
This is Maisey and she is roughly 15 weeks although younger in the pictures. I already know what mix she is but I wanted to see if anyone could guess it! Last time i posted Enola and pretty much everyone guessed her in the first five minutes! So hopefully this one will be harder.
Meet Enola! She will be a year in February. I already know what breed is but I thought it might be fun for you to guess what she is! So post your guess and I’ll tell update what she really is in a few days. I will tell you that she is a barnyard mix. Please ignore the cute little chick in the...
I’ve rehomed most of my roosters all except my good Cochin rooster Royal. I do have three young cockerels one is still a baby the others are about 16 weeks. I was planning to rehome Ebbie and Poppi the two older cockerels but thought I might try a rooster flock. I have a small coop and run that...
When I brought home my first four chickens the very first night blossom had pasty butt. She will be three this February and always has a poopy butt. I have to bathe her all the time and days later it seems to look the same as before. My other chickens get poopy butts but not like blossom. She is...
Let me try to explain what I’m asking hopefully you don’t find it too confusing! I have three groups of chickens my big chickens, my juveniles as I call them, and then my broody hen who has a cockerel and a pullet. My big chickens have a fat Cochin rooster and there are ten hens. My juveniles...
My hen Amelia had two chicks they are about 8 weeks old. One is a cockerel the other I believe to be a pullet. They are separate in their own little coop and i know now is the time where Amelia is weaning them but recently Amelia has been pecking the pullet a lot but not the wild little...
Anyone know if this is a girl or boy? He/she is almost 7 weeks old. I can usually tell with single combs but not so good with pea combs! Sorry for the terrible picture! I’ll try to get better ones later.
I went out and my poor sweet hen Jessie looks uncomfortable. Her face seems to be swollen and she is breathing through her mouth even though her nose does not appear to be clogged. My hen who gets hot the easiest is not panting which makes me think she is not panting because she is hot...
I love grooming my lease horse Cici sometimes I can spend up to 30 minutes grooming her! To me it is very satisfying to take a dirty horse and turn it into a clean horse. So I decided to start a thread where we can discuss grooming and what works best for your horse. Also you can share what...