I have a question about my Bielefelder hen 1 Year old. She has been getting sour crop so i treat her and when her crop would empty all the way and would eat and drink i would put her back with the flock. but then about three days later it would come back so i would have to help her empty her...
Yes I was wondering if this is the right way to put crop bra on a hen. I made this one out of 2 pieces of fabric for the center and a elastic bandage for the straps. it is over the shoulder and under the wing then ties on back, on both sides.
Ok so here is my issue, I'm wondering what would be best on the ground in the chicken run? It is just dirt now I had to remove all the straw. I had straw down but a couple of the ladies thought it would be good idea to eat the straw and get impacted crop that lead to sour crop. They are much...
Does anyone know what this could be on my Rooster comb. The brown stuff is dirty lol. I have 2 leghorn hen that are peeling on their comb as well. Checked for mites and lice they are clear. They are eating drinking and still laying eggs.
I was wondering when would be the best time to start wrapping the chicken run for winter? I live in East TN. First time with chickens, so first winter with them as well. Thank You.
Yes i have a question, our coop got destroyed during hurricane helene, my chickens were safe in my home, we just started to rebuild all over again and we put osb wood on the roof. my question is can I use a Elastomeric roofing coating to protect it from rain ect. I would use metal but that is to...
I have a 7 month old hen, I picked her up and you can hear her breathing it almost like raspy, she is not sneezing or gaping for air. And she is eating, drinking healthy look no feather loss or anything, her crop feels normal it empties out, her poop is normal.What could it be I don't want to...
Yes I have a question about bumble foot my Leghorn hen has it on both feet I have cleaned it and soaked it in Epsom salt. I used vetricyrm spray and wrapped her feet. I was wondering do I need to remove the little dark scab thing. I felt her foot and they are squishy I don't feel anything hard...
I was wondering if this is moldy I just bought it today and I have only put it in chicken runs. Is it going to harmful on the girls? I didn't smell anything from it other than straw smell.
I have a 7month old Easter Egger hen she has been laying eggs, my rooster likes her alot and about a week ago i noticed a deep cut under her wing from mating he hasn't got his spurs in all the way, so it was his claws, but i have filed them down to where they are not sharp, so he won't hurt the...
I was wanting to know if anyone possibly knows the breed of this rooster, and if he is an aggressive type. He seems to be really aggressive towards my hens.
My hens are now old enough for the Layered Feed For egg production I was wondering what is one of the best feeds from Tractor Supply to give them. First time chicken owner. Thank You