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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.

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...

I live in Michigan and the weather here has been a little bit of everything (rain, snow, sunny & warm). I also used the deep litter method this winter. THis is my first winter with chickens. I now have a lady with gurgling noises. She has no other symptoms (eyes, nose etc) that i can tell...

Just lost one of my leghorns. Second hen lost in about a month. I brought her in to clean her bottom that had poop stuck on it. i let her soak in the tub for a bit, but before i did when i picked her up some liquid came out of her mouth just figured she drank a lot and was water logged...

Unfortunately, Miss Rustie is not making it. I went out to the coop this am and she was laying on the ground so i picked her up and she opened her eyes. I took her in the house and nestled with her for a little bit before i had to leave for work. I wrapped her up and nestled her in a blanket...

I put the rubber glove on, ky, and checked Miss Rustie, but have no clue about how to know for sure what it feels like or where it would be. I felt nothing. I tried both my pinky and index fingers separately, moved them slowly and gently around inside and can't feel anything. Thinking now...

Does anyone know how long it could take for an egg bound egg to pass? Miss Rustie's abdomen is still distended and rounded. Not sure if it is an egg or not. Tried massaging through the day and ky. Her poo is now watery see picture. I have been giving her mineral oil in her water. Not quite...

Another chicken with problems. My RIR (Miss Rustie) is getting very thin. We got some new chickens the saturday before Christmas and I didn't quite follow the instructions on introducing them to my originals. I added them to the pen all at once. Miss Rustie is part of my originals. She is...

Is this vent gleet my chicken has ? And when i went out there this morning to pooper scoop i found some with what looked like blood in and on it . Poor girl her bottom is also featherless and red looking. Is it a good idea for me to wash her in the tub and then keep her in our extra large dog...

The talons on Mario our new rooster are quite long. I can't believe he digs them into the ladies and they put up with it. Can they be clipped, filed or anything?

Hopefully getting 7 more ladies and a rooster this weekend can't wait.

So my ladies haven't laid since the time change . I have tried white light and now i have a red bulb and also have a radio in there going 24/7. Was so and last night when i went to lock them up and found 2 brown eggs in the nest box with Tallulah (don't think she laid them since she has only...

my poor belle passed away today. she didnt seem her self this am and when i got home she was dead on ttyhe coop floor. she was my favorite.

You all talk about using timers for your lighting for egg laying. Please explain to me how this works. My coop has a regular in the ceiling light bulb outlet that has a light bulb screwed into it so i am wondering how does a timer work with that? Or is that the wrong set up to have. I am...

I have 4 chickens miss rusty quit laying about a month or so ago, belle has been laying soft shelled or none at all, miss rustie i think is still laying by the size of the eggs, but still not positive that they may be belle's and tallula is still laying, but not every day. I bought this HUGE...