Thanks everyone for all the helpful information. I am getting the recommended products today on my trip to TSC. The hen seems ok, but I will keep her isolated a couple days so I can better take care of her wound.
Great community and great advice.
All,
I was checking on my flock this morning and I noticed several birds pecking at the back of one of my RIR pullets. I gathered the bird up and on her back behind her wing there is an open wound. I have isolated the bird and she seems fine, but I am wondering what kind of wound care should I...
You are correct, pullets aren't a breed, a pullet is a hen under one year of age. I was pointing out the age of my chickens to show how well my Black Australorps, Gold Laced Wyandottes, and Speckled Sussex are producing at such a young age, which are the breeds I referenced in my post.
I was...
I have just recently began receiving eggs from my girls on a regular basis. I have 5 pullets, 2 Black Australorps, 2 Gold Wyandottes and 1 Speckled Sussex. I am getting between 3 and 5 eggs daily. The first eggs I collected were on January 29th 2015 and since then I have collected 115 eggs. I am...
Coop de' GladeVille
This is my first endeavor into chickens, and something I have been contemplating for a year or so. My construction time was about two months, but that was only because I knew the breeds I wanted would not be ready for a while. I started my project with first...