Good morning all,
I have a quick question? My little mini yorkie dog roughed up my hen yesterday & I noticed the hen now walks with a limp. While I'm no vet, I did inspect her leg & didn't see any real damage, no bite marks, scratches anything to indicate being bite on her leg. What I...
My coop ground was just a spot in the backyard. No fertilizer was used on the ground & no chemicals were used anywhere near the coop. I honestly believe it had to be something they picked up from the feed store, (atlest Izzy & Gerdy). As for Chloe, it could possibly be that she just died. I...
I had bought 2 BO hens(Rosie & Izzy) & Izzy mysteriously had some sort of virus or something. My wife asked me to take Izzy to the vet, so I did & he said whatever Izzy had, she wouldn't recover from, so he put her down. Then I replaced her with another BO hen(Chloe) & bought a Black Sexed Link...
I must agree, Buff Orps are great pets. I had 3, but now down to 1 due to some mysterious illness. Rosie is the lone ranger at the moment until I can get some more to keep her company.
Thank you. I had 3 other hens that mysteriously died & I haven't had a chance yet to go buy any more, but totally agree that a minimum of 3 for sure. Thanks again.
Hello all,
My question has to do with winter time & keeping my Buff Orp comfortable & warm. I have 1 Buff in a 6'x10' pen. There is a hutch in the pen with wood shavings for her to go lay eggs, but it's not fully enclosed. She sleeps on a roost pole high in the corner of the pen. I have a tarp...
hello all, i have a question about eggs??? i was recently on vacation, well not exactly vacation but i was away from home for 3 days at my daughters softball tourny. my question is while i was away my hens laid some eggs. not sure when they were laid but was wondering if the eggs were outside in...