Thank you so much for your help because she has not laid in so long I didn't think that it had anything to do with her reproductive parts and eggs. She is one of my favorite girls and wants held and sleeps in my arms. I will check her under Carriage when they get out this afternoon. Death is so sad.
She walk like she's waddling back and forth. Like her legs don't go together like they used to do. When I hold her in my lap her comb is shriveled and much darker like she's not getting enough oxygen. And at the end of the day she is gasping like it's hard to get breath. She eats and drinks good...
My Ancona hen has been very strange the last couple weeks he hasn't laid an egg in almost a year and she's about 6 years old. She has a darker purplish that is shriveled, she gas when she breathes, and she walks funny sometimes she falls down when she's trying to beat the other hens to the food...
Well, I don't know how long it will last,, but I took all the feed and put it inside the coop and I'm only feeding the girls a little food at a time. While they are eating I sit with them to shew any birds away and will take food away if a cow bird show up. I only had one bird show up. I'm...
The cowbirds are eating all my chickens food and they are not afraid of anything. I do not like them. I am going to hang cd's all in the covered run to see if it will help, but they will probably get used to them within minutes.
I'm having the same issue with my Ameracauna chicks. I raised babies before and they were all over me. They will eat no other food except their chick feed. I'm afraid they will be shy when grown. Especially if I end up with a rooster. Are Ameracaunas more shy?
Did you have challenges with the humidity? My temperature is right on but I have to keep adding a tiny bit of water about every 4 hours and when I wake in the mornings it is in the 30% humidity. I'm on day three.
I ordered one and I have it plugged in today. the temperature came right up to 100 degrees. I am waiting to see how the egg turner does. It turns them every 2 hours. I hope it works because my eggs come tomorrow. I would like a better manual though because I am a first-time incubator person.
What is redneck wire? and good idea about the wire on the bottom. I will put it on the bottom and I guess on the top under the roof. There is quite a big crack around the door opening. I have never had an animal get in the covered run, but I'm sure as soon as I put babies out there, well, you...
I bought this chicken gazebo to break my broody hens and it worked very well. Now I want to use it to let my hen have her chicks and hatch them. I know the chicks can fit through the wire at first and I guess I put her a nest in there. I'm worried about her staying outside her covered run at...
Thank you, I will try your method. It sounds good for my girls needs. It's funny. As children we were surprised when a momma hen came out with babies and we never even thought about another hen trying to kill them. Who would have thought~