She is separated from the flock. A cold front is passing through with fairly high wind so my family thinks it is from the wind. Anyways she is in my warehouse to keep warm and i have no other place to put her. If you cannot tell i am very new to keeping poultry. My question is should i be really...
I am concerned to see that about 5-7 out of 15 hens have bumps all over their combs. One of my hens has it on her comb, face, and wattles. A different hen has dark tips of her comb. What is happening and should i be concerned? I noticed it about 3 days ago and i feel like it has worsened and...
Tell your experiences, stories, etc. Also tell me important things about them and things I must know. I just got 4 and would like to know more about them! :P
I have 16 chickens in total. 6 of them are white leghorns and are around 6 months and one of them has been laying one egg a day for 4 days. (I think it is the same chicken) and then I have 6 chickens (2 barred rock one buttercup one bantam and 2 white leghorns) that are around 5 months in age...
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ideas to get my rabbit out of a dog crate and i had two rabbits but one got eaten by a dog but i will get more. Post your pics here to help me get ideas. Thanks in advance!
My Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster is showing a lot of interest in my mallard duck. Is it possible for chickens and ducks to mate. The mallard is bigger than the rooster. I walked outside a few days ago then there was the Mallard flopping around in the yard with a rooster hanging on to the...
This is my Aunt's hen. She is 5 years old. She has 2 hens and they both have this. They haven't payed in a few months. Is this pasty butt and will it affect their laying? Thanks in advance. Please respond quickly we don't know what to do!!
I have not enclosed the coop part of my run yet so it is basically a huge run with a platform that they sleep on for now. By the time winter comes it will be enclosed. Anyways to get to the point since it is fly season my run and the platform is filled with flies I have one fly trap in there but...
I just realized that I have had my oldest chickens for 16 weeks and when you buy them from a feed store aren't they already like 4 weeks old or so? Anyways I just put out the first nesting box and will put the rest out today. I am also a little worried about the first egg because they are free...
This chicken is about 4 months old and is growing like a rooster would. In the morning it crows and when I open the coop door it is usually the first out. It has a bright red wattle and pretty feathers. I purchased all pullets at Tractor Supply but people make mistakes sometimes. I am not really...