I have been taking care of my chicken for a month now. I noticed she was not walking and would fall over. I realized she was dehydrated. So I have been giving her water & pedialiyte with a medicine dropper. I finally got her somewhat stroner and introduced her back to the flock slowly. I have 10...
What is a good way toget some nourishment into my chicken. I wonder about putting some yogurt mixed so I can put in a medicine dropper. She is showing some progress but very slow. She is weak and cannot stand for a while without sitting back down. Her left leg seems to be not very sterdy and...
I would like to cover my chicken coop area with new fresh soil for my flock They have had the same old soil for three years and I thought it would be healthy to cover the old and bring in fresh soil. Would this be a good idea or not? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Valerie
She has been gone for two weeks and was seen yesterday about 350 feet from our residence! Any ideas or advise to help
her to come home would be very appreciated! I put food out there this morning and checked on the bowl later today and seen some of the feed is gone. Missing our waddles...
I gather eggs daily and last week one of the eggs had blood on it. Now a week later I have a chicken not feeling very well. I noticed her bottom area has lost some feathers and she is staying inside the coop and not very energetic.She kind of has a lttle crusty feathers there and we cleaned most...
I have a hen sitting on three eggs and four eggs have already hatched. I came home this evening and one of the eggs is totally gone and no baby chick. The two eggs are still there and the four baby chicks all seem happy. I have her enclosed so one other chickens can get to her. I'm just...
I have a hen sitting on nine eggs and three have hatched as of yesterday and one has been trying to come out as of yesterday as well. But this morning the shell was cracked a little farther but not much and you could hear peeps. I checked on her a few hours later and not much progress. So would...
I have a brooding hen sitting on 9 eggs that are due to start hatching on Saturday. My problem is she has them up in the nesting area which is 3 feet from the floor. I tried moving her and the eggs to the floor area and away from the other chickens. But she wanted no part of that. So I have put...
My hen is sitting on nine eggs and are due to start hatching this Saturday the 5th. My problem is she has them in the nesting box which is about 3 feet from the ground, and in an area of 10"x10". I tried moving her and the eggs to an enclosed area in the hen house away from the other birds, and...
Thank you for everyones help last night. My chicken is still hanging in there after being attacked by a dog yesterday. I went to the store and bought vetericyn. They say this stuff is the best. Thanks again everyone!
The neighbors dogs got my chicken and and tore a lot of her feathers off and she has some of her skin torn open what can i put on her to protect her. I also moved her away from the other chickens.
My chickens are eating the eggs. I collect daily but last week I missed one day due to being out of town. Since then they are eating them before I can get them collected. What suggestions can you give me to stop them from doing this? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks