Search results for query: *

  1. NiceHens

    Swollen pink leg - injury?

    My 5 month-old Barred Rock has something wrong with her left leg, but I don't know what it is. Have attached picture in the hope someone knows what this is, and the prognosis. She eats, drinks water and comes out of the hen house, but cannot stand on the left leg (hops on the right one), and is...
  2. NiceHens

    swimming pool for hens

    To give my six hens a chance to cool off in hot weather, I purchased a small plastic swimming pool (think of one for babies and toddlers), and filled it with about six inches of water. I also placed it on a wood pallet so it would be something for them to do - jump up and into the pool. Well...
  3. NiceHens

    Breaking a brooding habit in Buff Orpington

    Well, dang, jail sounds a bit mean, but I see (logically) how that might work. OK, I'll give it a shot. Really don't want to do the cold water treatment - ugh. Thanks!
  4. NiceHens

    Breaking a brooding habit in Buff Orpington

    My 9-month old BO has gone broody and stopped laying eggs. At first I just moved her out of the nesting box and got her to scratch around in the run area, but she always goes back inside. She's grumpy and not being as friendly as she was (naturally). She also hasn't laid an egg in at least a...
  5. NiceHens

    smell of stain on new wood?

    My neighbor immediately in back of me is having someone stain their new wood fence, including the side that faces my back yard - where my six hens are in their house and run. I'm pretty sure the contractor (staining the wood fence) will be doing a spray method, which means the odor (and possibly...
  6. NiceHens

    Feeding leftovers to the hens

    Thank you all for responding. Yes, the cookies are a very small part (less than 10%) of what I would have them (six, total) eat in one day. But I might still throw them into the compost pile (which the hens ultimately will get into, anyway). Yes, just like people, they need a balanced diet -...
  7. NiceHens

    Feeding leftovers to the hens

    A friend gave me some old, leftover, stale Christmas cookies (store-bought, I believe) to give to my hens as a treat/snack. I'm a bit hesitant because of the large amount of sugar, white flour and butter (or other type of fat) in the cookies. There is no chocolate in them, perhaps some nuts...
Back
Top Bottom