I thought my big girls were plucking feathers off of each other. Since mine have bald butts, from some body feather pulling, I thought the same thing was happening now to the necks and wings! I thought the white pin bottom of the feathers were left in. I even isolated one of the girls because...
Hi I have 3 RIR, 3 Marans, 1 4month old Buff Orpington, 3 4month old Barre Rock Plymouths (2 are roosters)
Over the summer and spring I noticed that my girls were getting bald butts...a perfect circle of missing feathers. I have been spray blu coate on them, but nothing is growing back...
I have diatomaceous earth...would I use that to dust her? I am waiting on the corid and nutri drench (suggested by a chicken friend...she swears by it)
Could it be a stuck egg? She hasn't laid anything...if so what do I do?!!!
Thank you so much for your quick response!
Hi All
I am such a newbie at this. I noticed a few bloody stools in the chicken's run the other day. One of my black and copper marans had removed herself from the flock, a few days previous. She wouldn't eat with them and turned her back on meal worms...so I thought something was up, then...
Hi! Just joined the site...I am in Montclair...how's the chicken raising going so far? I need to find out laws in Montclair this week. Do you know by chance?
thanks
Diane
Hi Everyone
My friend Terry gave me this link to join, since I have been dabbling with the idea of raising chickens and now my daughter's class is hatching eggs...I figured why not take the plunge!
I don't even know where to start, so I am going to get navigating the sight. Any suggestions...