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I dont know if she gets off her eggs or not during the day so when I get home from work I take her off them for about 15 min or so. She eats, fluffs etc. Then I put her back in and she goes right back to them. I hate to bring her in due to her possibly getting sick when she goes back out. I...

I also have a Miss Broody Butt right now. I bought 6 eggs and put them under her on Tuesday evening. I have never done this before and wondering if she, the eggs, and chicks will be ok outside in the coop. I have set up a space for her under the nesting boxes that is pry 8-10 feet long by 3...

I just butchered a rooster a few hours ago. He was a year and half old. Does anybody know the water/salt ratio for the brine in the fridge to put him in for a few days. Several ppl on FB BYC recommended brining him before freezing.

No she has not been vaccinated for mereks. None of my girls have. I don't do anything vaccines on them or worming. when they are ill i try to do some home things. I will buy some things if i need to, but i won't put a lot of money into them with getting them better (vets, or all kinds of...

I've been trying to think of some high protein foods for her. she loves the meat. my husband is feeding her a red delicious apple right now and he said she is eating it up. she won't eat eggs. will try tuna and the hard cat food. I have given her soft cat food. Thank you all for your...

I checked her for mites a bit a go and she doesn't have any mites or bugs etc. I read that ivermectin will help with the worms so i shaved off some of my dogs heart worm pill which said it was ivermectin and controls heart, round, tape, and another so hopefully that works and does not kill her...

I have a hen that has been sick for about 3 weeks now. I live in Michigan and it's very cold so I brought her in the house and she lives in a container. Her wings are droopy, she is extremely skinny, she can barely walk which i think is due to low energy, if she falls over she can't get back...

Bent Beak, Sir Sunshine (hen turned roo, and Blueberry.

Ginger and Foghorn chasing Miss Edward playing chicken football and a ground mole volunteering as the football. This was too funny to watch.

I use a cinder block and put a light bulb up through the bottom in one of the holes and then set their water container on top and it stays water all winter. My water container is a plastic chicken one and it doesn't get hot, but stays warm enough to keep the water thawed. i can't remember...

Quote: I found a round sled of my sons that i have been using for water. I fill it up and they drink out of it. I will have to send a picutre if i remember. It works great for Bent Beak, aka BB. I was having the issue with trying to find a container for her to drink from. BB LOVES scrambled...

I have a scissor beak hen and compared to others BB's (bent beak) looks bad, but she does well. she is my avitar picture. I separate her when she eats so she can get her filling. I also give her a deep dish to eat from because she has to smash her face into it. she LOVES breakfast casserole...

I have a scissor beak hen who is not as full as the rest her breed, but i think does well for her condition. i do not trim her beak because i am afraid to. I have a plastic dish about 4 or 5 inches in diameter and about 3-4 inches deep that i put her feed in and then separate her so she can...

Question about the smaller combs and not laying. Some hens naturally have smaller combs so then how does that work? If they started with large combs do they shrink then when they aren't laying?

I started my chicks on the purina start and grow which can be used the entire growing time. On the back the recommendation is to feed it until they are 18 weeks old then switch to layer. My babies are 12 weeks old and i just bought another 50# bag and hoping to be my last. I am tired of having...

"I need to let Red soak in the tub to soften her bottom and get the poo off". "I just love my babies" "Now I want to get a goat". "You're not getting a goat you didn't marry a farmer" "I'm gonna go play with the babies" "Honey, I built a playpen so the babies can play outside now"...

My girls wont eat pellets and when i did try them i thought they were more wasteful because in watching them eat it the pellets would fly out and end up on the coop floor in the litter. The crumbles seem to stay in the hanging feeder better i think.

Totally confused after reading all these. What is the difference between starter, starter/grower, grower, and layer. I know that some are obvious like the starter and layer. When I got my chicks my husband bought Purina Sunfresh Recipe (red bag) medicated Start & Grow crumbles so when i...

i took one 6 week old in with my older ladies while i stayed in there and the black hen jumped twice on the chick and started pecking at her. She did not like her at all. The chick cried and took off running. she was so scared. There was no fighting it was all or nothing for the black one.