I'm generally here alone while the kids are in school. Husband works up north two weeks out of every month. This is probably more of a vent than a quesiton, but I am really having a time keeping my chickers in the backyard. A friend has been cited by the police department for hers being out of...
This began yesterday. Her tail was down. So, we came in and did research on it. Thought she might be egg bound. Put her in a warm bath for 30 minutes. Checked her vent and all looked okay. Discovered her tail looking like the other hens had been pecking at her. Put some rooster booster on it...
I noticed her this morning...all of her feathers, hide, ect is gone off of the back of her neck. She isn't acting like she is hurt, it just looks horrible. I'm not sure if the others have been pecking at her or what exactly. So, I brought her in, cleaned her up and applied some neosporin (sp)...
Hey, everybody...My name is Stacey and I live in FW, Texas. My husband and I have two boys, three dog, three cats, a turtle, a crawfish (interesting story) and now proud owners of 6 chicks. We have 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Black Australop and 1 black Auracauna. They are about 3-4...