We have a pretty little Amerucana cross pullet that has nearly died on us twice. She's about 6mo old now and when I checked her yesterday afternoon, she was lying on the floor of the coop, unable to stand (again) but this time, her left eye is now swollen shut and it looks as though an infection...
We just had a flash flood. It came up very suddenly with lightning and torrential rain. I ran outside as soon as it was safe enough and our 3mo old flock didn't get under the awning or in their coop. Three are dead and several look to be in shock. I've never had birds not go into their...
I really don't want to resort to using poison in our home, but we've been around and around our house and filled every hole and crack and we still have a mouse or two running around. My sister, who lives on her own homestead about two hours away, said the only thing they could get rid of the...
Hi there! Hubby and I bought a small 4-hen HenHouse from a local farm supply store and we have three sweet hens. Our then-8 year old niece named them. Screamy is a white Japanese Bantam. Penelope is a Buff Orphington. Tokyo is a BPR. We really don't know a lot about chickens, just what we read...