Hello all. I have been treating my RIR roo for a missing toenail that became infected. The first time, I squeezed the infection out, bandaged him, I made the mistake of just letting him back out with the girls. The toe swelled up even larger and I had to do it over a week later. I...
Hello all. I noticed my RIR roo seemed unsteady on his feet at times, especially when he tries to sit down or lay out in the grass. I concluded his spurs probably needed trimming. He is an awesome roo, and calm around people, so I usually don't remember his spurs till he is high stepping over...
Hello all. For some time, I have kept my chickens in the back portion of my mini barn. It is a separate 2'x10 area. At one time, I only had 2 hens and 1 roo. this worked fine until a neighbor gave me 4 more hens over the summer. They only use the coop to roost/lay/eat, and have plenty of run...
Okay, surveying those with experience on having a chicken garden. My chickens have a daytime run, separate from the garden, that is completely enclosed. I just got a deal on about 130ft of green vinyl coated 4' chain-link fencing. Also have access to around 150-200 8x8x16 concrete blocks as well...
Okay, surveying those with experience on having a chicken garden. My chickens have a daytime run, separate from the garden, that is completely enclosed. I just got a deal on about 130ft of green vinyl coated 4' chain-link fencing. Also have access to around 150-200 8x8x16 concrete blocks as well...
As in mess with their heads? One of my favorite things before the coop had electricity, was go into the coop at night. Say, oh, 9 or 10 pm. Stand in front of the roost and flip open my cell phone. Weird oohs and puzzled cooing. Then, ringtone selection came next..... maybe I'm just weird....
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I'm a newbie here, but not to birds. I have built and rebuilt coops, always improving them trying to achieve that impossible perfect coop. I know, I know. Every situation and setup is different, along with personal preferences. So, my preferences are ease of maintenance, easy to...
Hello all! I stumbled across this site a couple weeks ago. Love it! I am 30 and have grown up around/with flightless feathered friends (and some that could fly). My parents got a pair of white rocks(I think) when I was about 5 or so yrs old, and after 4-h, I got even more involved in chickens. I...