I have 3 little roosters, 12 weeks, and 2 hens living in a large dog cage as a grow out pen until they can join the older ones in the coop. This morning I was woken up by a pretty loud scuffle in the spare room, nothing unusual with 3 Roos fighting for dominance..... And then a hen flew into our...
I have been treating a silkie chicken with a pretty bad case of bumble foot. While she was lying on her back and I was changing her foot bandage a clear liquid slowly dripped out of her beak. She had just drank water so I thought maybe thats what it was but it was a little thicker than water and...
While I was volunteering at the aviary today I noticed the white silkie hen was limping. I picked her up and flipped her over and this is what I saw:
She may have been like this for some time since you can't normally see her feet anyways and had she not been limping no one would have...
So I started off with 3 hens, and have only had 1 for months now. Her sisters were picked up by animal control at about point of lay. She has been a happy fulfilled chicken, free ranging in the yard, gorging herself on table scraps and chasing the dogs around the yard like one of the gang. Its...
So I have previously posted pictures of my coop in another thread, in all its salvaged glory
Its made of found materials from a friends barn, and since my 3 girls were happy to just peck around and never attempted to leave my yard I FOOLISHLY was in no hurry to jail them to a run. Long story...
This clutch of chicks is around 4 weeks I believe, they are the products of 2 mixed breed parents. When born there were 4 blonde chicks, and 2 black.. as the weeks went by they have all taken on their own patterning. This has me wondering what they'll look like once grown. Do any of these...
So I started with a pile of scrap free wood, 3 baby chicks in need of a home, and a sunny outlook.
I decided to use the dresser as the nesting box by taking out the bottom of the top drawer and adding a divider
Built a base and laid down dollar store vinyl stick flooring ($3) and a lip...
Just brought home these little beauties from my local feed store, 3 Red Sex Link pullets
Everyone looks healthy- pooping, eating and drinking and running and jumping around!
Beatrice, sweet quiet and a little picked on
Henny, darkest girl, also the smallest
Nellie, largest bossiest and...
Maybe silly questions, but I'm new to raising chickens...
I know salmonella grows in the intestines of chickens- is it safe to give the little fuzzballs kisses when they're little?
I also have a parrot- is it safe to have the brooder in my living room where my African Grey Parrot hangs out...
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I work at an aviary near my house that has dozens of parrots and also assorted ground fowl. No surprise to any of you- I fell madly in love with the chickens!
After scouring many past posts here I felt that I had enough good info to delve into chickens for myself
A friend of mine...
Hello Everyone, long time watcher- figured I should join one of these days
My name is Krista, I live in downtown Hamilton in a very urban neighborhood. I'm expecting 3 red sex links in 7 days and I'm sooooo excited!!!