I have 13 chickens and 2 are injured.
Lucy one of my Leghorns has an injured R leg after being chased by a cat on Wednesday and was placed in the basement in our homemade chicken hospital.
Louise a Rhode Island Red was attacked by a hawk this morning and has a huge laceration to her back and...
I have 7 chickens that are 10 months old. We got them when they were just a few days old. We started them in basement and picked them up several times a day for about a minute at a time. We also subjected them to all kinds of noises, hammering and drilling. We built a chicken play pen in the...
My husband and I returned home at about 3:00pm today and let the girls out to play. Everyone was fine, we feed them some bread and they went about their business. About 10 min later my husband ask me to come out side and look at one of the girls. One of my Barred Rocks, Clara had just 1 tail...
I have no idea how long it is between poops for a chicken. You could watch and when a chicken poos then pick them up, that way your guarantied that they wont poop right away. Or you could keep a baby changing pad handy for when you pick them up.
Sorry for your loss. What did your neighbor say when you told them their dog killed your pet?
I have a neighbor who lets his dog out to roam the hood. I have 8 18-20 week old chickens. 2 days ago I saw the dog in the yard when my girls were out. She (the dog) made no move for my girls...
This thread contains great information. I am a new chicken mom this year. I have 2 RIR that are 20 weeks old and started laying last week. Friday and Sunday one of them layed a shelless egg. I just started my flock on 1/2 Layer feed and 1/2 Grower feed(what was left) and Oyster shell...
Hi. I'm new to chickens this year. I started my flock with 2 RIR and 2 Leghorns. They just turned 19 weeks old. I also have 2 Barred Rocks and 2 EE which are 17 weeks old. On Sunday my RIR's started laying. I now have 5 eggs.
My girls free range about 50% of the time and are fed Grower...