Hello everyone,
Recently, one of my chickens became broody - when we removed her from the coop, we noticed one of her eyes has a red growth-like bump around it. The area is red and swollen.
She doesn't seem to be in any kind of pain - any idea what this could be or how to treat it? I'm...
We have a chicken that has been battling a bad leg for one month. I feel as though we've done everything. We've kept her in a dog kennel in the coop with other chickens, we've kept her in a dog kennel in our house where it's warmer. We've given her warm baths, fed her children's aspirin...
To be honest, I have no idea how old she is. We took her from a farm that just wanted to get rid of her. She is walking on it but you can definitely tell she's trying not to put weight on it. Should I continue to keep her separated from the others (there are only three other chickens) or should...
Good afternoon everyone! Any help with my dilemma would be appreciated.
We have one chicken who is walking with a limp and it has been this way for about a week. We gave her a warm bath almost a week ago and put her in a secluded coop (where she couldn't roost) for 5 days. We've given her baby...
To add to this string - we've found our chickens pecking at the cord. Has anyone else had this problem? Would taping it down be a simple solution or will they just peck at the tape?
I'm looking to put new flooring within my chicken coop. I don't mean straw or sand, I mean the actual flooring. Right now it's plywood and I find it's holding in smell.
I thought about doing a Quikrete (concrete / cement) flooring or perhaps rubber tiles (like this). Then on top of that, I'll...
My husband I got three chickens last summer and they've been amazing! However, within the last week, we've noticed one of them acting strangely. She's always been the stubborn one but lately her behavior has gotten really unusual.
Here's some of her odd behavior:
We get home in the evenings...