I need to get some chicken saddles for my girls as my rooster has cut two of them while doing his thing. I am wondering if anyone can offer some words of wisdom about design and fabric type. The majority of the saddles I'm finding seem to be brightly colored which seems like a bad idea as it...
Hi there everyone,
I'm expecting some shipped eggs at the end of the week and I have a couple questions about my setup.
I've built an incubator out of an old cooler, two lamp sockets, PC fan, and an STC-1000 to run it all.
I read through Sally's Hatching 101 page and I'm left with two...
I noticed one of my RIR hens looked funny this morning. Her underside was sagging between her legs. The other chickens (another RIR, Blue andalsuian, and a MJ Rooster) were guarding her and not letting me get to her. I did a quick search here on the forums and didn't find anything about...
Hi fellow Chicken keepers,
I have a Blue Andalusian that was wounded by her coop mates two days ago. I let them down from the coop and noticed her comb was all bloody. I grabbed her and cleaned out the wound with warm water and put triple antibiotic ointment on it. The wound was about 1/4...
I am looking to expand my flock this spring and am planning on building another coop. Currently I have a 8' long chicken ark/tractor that can house 6 hens. The ark has served me well and I really like the design. I am planning to go to 10 chickens and am deciding between building one big...
Hello,
Longtime searcher/first time poster.
I have a blue andalusian hen that is about a year old. She has recently recovered (She's been back in the coop for a week now) from an attack from a hawk or fox, not sure which. Her feathers have been growing back fine. However the feathers she...