I am not an expert, but your chicken might have gotten an infection, You can try some plain yoghurt and then get some antibiotics in the morning. Not knowing the temp there you might want to keep her warm, but not too warm. Chickens don't like letting on that they are week or sick and will do...
I am not an expert, but it sounds like your hen may need more calcium in her diet. I have one hen, Luna who is the most bossiest and vocal of the five birds and she lays soft eggs. Sometime she has a lot of troubles getting her egg out and my daughter gets a tums and mixes it with yoghurt. We...
I am not an expert, but your chicken looks like a pullet to me.
I don't have a lot of picture of the girls when they were at that age, because I was frantically trying to finish up the chicken coop. Six growing babies in the house was getting very stinky.
Thank you asiawaka and I hope your chicken adventures are a lot of fun. There is a lot of really good information here at BYC and I am very thankful to the knowledgeable people who answer as best they can. If you look into it they have an list of things to look for in telling if your chicken is...
This is Derpy one of two SLW we have and I thought that we had a rooster as she was maturing. She is now about 2 years old and a good layer. If I could get more SLW I would in an instance. They are difficult to hold, but very stable in confined space, easy to take care of and good independent...
Is it possible that the rooster is not sure if you, the person, is another rooster, ie: a threat to his domain, of just another hen to put in line? Has anyone taken a hose to a rooster and doused him good or giving the rooster a dunking or bath? I can't have a rooster given my city codes, but I...
Luna, the great white whiner bird, only to be out done by Rose
They love rose petals and making the egg song so the whole neighborhood knows I have chickens. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Everyone loves these two and they are always picked up and gently put down. Their feet are...
I got two Australorps in my small flock of six hens, Toph and Clara.
This is Toph and she got her comb damaged on some fencing material. It healed up and is now part of her tough looks. She is in charge and takes care of most egg announcements.
And Clara is Tophs' right wing chicken. They do...
Sounds like your doing great. I got my chicks when they were ten days and did they grew fast. Getting your birds in the spring will be good as it will be easer to keep them warm. Get a brooder set up with a heat lamp. I used a plastic bin with towels and paper and as they got older I found a dog...
Blueberries, rose petals (go figure) cooked salmon skin with millet, cheep can of tuna, liver, Kale and since my family is gluten free the chickens love the rice pasta and GF bread.
Yes the mesh is worth investing in, unless you can find someone who needs to get rid of their wire mesh. When I started the idea of wanting chickens to people I came across some one who had some chicken wire to get rid of. Every day was a treasure hunt for scrap wood, concrete blocks, anything...