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Exactly!!!

Exactly!!!

Hubby and I just made it through a broody bonanza in our small urban flock. Seemed like once we got one sorted out, another would become Godzilla and chain herself to the next box. Since we do not have a rooster or wish to grow our flock at this time, I opted for the separation and cool it...

I just wanted to share my bumblefoot insights and experience with anyone dealing with it. First I clean the foot by soaking it in warm water and Epson salts or soap, with help from an old toothbrush. I have learned it is best to wait until the kernel inside the abscess has hardened before...

I have lost several of my small flock to internal laying. It is, indeed, a horrible thing. Two were Leghorns, both under 5 years old. Another was a Aracauna about 3 years old. I have seen swollen rears on almost all of my birds at one time or another, except my little Polish crested, who I...

I have added food (oats, scratch, seeds) other than layer pellets because layer pellets are so high in fat with hopes of weight loss. They became overweight free-eating layer pellets with occasional treats. Again, I am wondering how much to feed them for weight loss. Has anyone seen information...

I'm really not looking for egg binding treatment information. I would like to have a better idea of how much food I should be feeding my chickens each day in order to avoid overweight hens with reproductive problems. Thanks though.

I have had several chickens die due to internal laying, and believe limiting their food and avoiding obesity may help my remaining three chickens. But I have no idea how much food to give them each day. In the past I have simply filled up the feeder with layer pellets when it gets low, thrown...

I have small flock of hens purely for eggs in my backyard with a nicely constructed coop and an ample sized run. They get a heat lamp during cold snaps, shade in the summer and fresh water every day, layer pellets and occasional black sunflower seeds and kitchen scrap treats. I started out with...

Another thing about pasty butt- the only time I had trouble with it (well, I mean my chicks had trouble with it) was when I didn't have a little box for them to hide in to get out of the heat of the light. I researched and learned this is good practice to prevent pasty butt. A little box turned...

Nice! To get them to roost in there at night you'll need to keep them inside it for a couple days/nights. Make sure they don't cook-your coop should have good ventilation. Good luck!

Sooo... whoever decided to put a black background on the ordinances should be shot. Here is a better link: http://gcp.esub.net/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=78896&advquery=poultry&infobase=ch0836.nfo&record={1003E95}&softpage=Browse_Frame_Pg42 Do a document search for "poultry". The things...

Yeahyeah! that's what I was thinking. Or if there was a way to scoot the tractor door up to a door on the run. In the morning you'd just have to chase them all in, shut the doors and move the tractor. I have a 400 sq. ft run and my 6 hens turned it to dust in no time. Your tractor will have to...

I had five Leghorns I got from the feed store. One has been culled due to peritonitis and two others are showing symptoms now. Is this a common ailment among certain breeds or is it genetic (bad breeding)? Aaack...

I have a little tractor for day time use that I put at most two hens in. I go to the coop first thing in the morning, open the door up, grab two hens before they know what hit them, put them under my arms, walk across the yard and toss them in the tractor. I can see the problem with 12...

One of my hens had a staph infection so she got five days of penicillin as part of her treatment. How long should we wait until eating her eggs again? And should we be more worried about the staph infection or the penicillin where the eggs are concerned? My local vet doesn't know anything about...

I have two Easter Eggers (Hanna and Clementine) that jump on my back when they can, jump on my lap if I sit and pick at my clothes. One wants to try and snap my bra if she can reach it! I have a Buff Orpington (Cutie) chick that is the sweetest little thing. She comes over to me and wants to sit...

Do the green ones have green yolks? Don't they lay, like, one egg a year? Looking at big white Leghorn eggs: They must be HUGE chickens, or are those turkey eggs? Do the green eggs come from green chickens? These white eggs must come from your white chickens, eh? LOL!

I am treating a hen for a staph infection with penicillin (my first infections, first injections- hey that rhymes!). I find a muscle in the breast, then go against everything my mind is telling me and stick the needle in, pull the plunger back to check for blood then slowly push it in. I have...