I cured my case of bumble foot by daily antispetic wash or salt wash which is good for drying up the scab i also squeezed out the puss while the foot was soaked and treated with tea tree oil or spray and then dressed to stop any dirt geting in but I did remove the dressing during roosting time...
I don't know for sure they all have such individual personalities
to be honest 2 weeks is a long time for her to be by herself but if possible I would give her as much contact as I could to stop her becoming depressed just keep a close watch on her and hopefully she will be ok xx
Your hen will be feeling insecure and lonely which will cause her to be in a permanent state of stress eventually resulting in her becoming poorly but no ?'s are frowned upon everyone is here to help you with all concerns you may have with your hen:)
The strangest thing my chickens have ever ate was me when I cut my finger while giving them some corn from the tin.. suddenly the corn lost their intrest and they all took a big intrest in my bleeding finger:D time to leave lol anything goes with my flock x
My girls have now slowed down they are just at the end of their molt
it gets dark around 5pm and eggs are down to less than half I would say I average 4 a day out of 18 hens but sometimes every other day somedays I get 1 or 2
before the molt I got 8 or 9 most days in the summer months x
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I have 3 very handsome little boys 2 polish brothers and my little banty mr boo boo dispite what a lot of people say they are best of freinds and all live happily in a flock of 20
I wouldn't be without them :D
Let's here it for the boys xx
It's the noise outside thats upsetting them, we just had 60 mile gusts here and have had a lot of previous gales and even though there safe it always unsettles my chickens
Last year I tried using a heat lamp and my birds did not like it they prefer to huddle up together so I stopped using it as when I checked on them in the wee wee hours they would always be awake so i think the light stopped them from getting to sleep, try leaving it turned off tonight and check...
Keeping chickens is definitely a learning experience I'm constantly learning from them all the time its not how I thought it would be they are so intelligent and individual but isn't this site so fantastic the way people from all over the world log on and take time to read posts and help each...
If possible you could try adding in perches or boredom buster activities I rake up leaves and mix in mealworms for them to find and hang cabbages and turn over soil for them to find bugs and worms give thm something else to think about...little angels really xx Don't ya just love them they got...
Hope this helps
you will know your chickens better than anyone if you've got an problem with over crowding and space you would probably see issues between a lot of your birds like feather pecking and stress related issues but if its just one hen shes probably dominant so a rooster would help...
Hi
I have known a few buff roosters which have all been lovely birds
I have about 15 hens and 3 roosters of both lfs and bantys which all get along I have never witnessed any bad behaviours between them
my coop is 6ft by 12ft and my pen is about double that give or take
my birds free range all...