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I have no problem with her being blind and her quality of life appears rather good and I intend to keep her as is. It was just that at the get-go when I first realized her condition...I wondered.

I have a Columbian Rock and some months ago I noticed some strange behavior. She was always hanging to the edge of the flock in the coop. She always came up to me when I was throwing corn but the way she walked--something was different--not right!! Then one day I was able to get a good gawk...

Oh my! Chickens LIKE pepper? I've been looking here a good part of the information for my flock and BYC is where I got the information about mixing the Vick's with a small amount of cayenne pepper in the first place! They're laying so they get laying feed pellets (and have since they got here...

Perhaps in my original post, I didn't explain myself clearly. Earl has NO wound, NO broken flesh and therefore I felt safe in applying the tiny bit of the cayenne in the Vick's. He simply has a loss of overlying feathers, like they might have picked them put. And no I wouldn't put something...

My roo is about the same age as all his hens, as they all came in the same shipment in Sept. I've noticed some henpecking in the past (and discouraged it with Vick's and cayenne) and last night I noticed that they've pecked him on his left side so much that I can see his underlying wing...

Wow! I've got a hen that puts out monster eggs about every ten days or so too!

We've had to put in the heated bowl today. The galvanized drinking can was frozen solid! So...this new heated dish is a big one and looks more like a dog dish. I thought that it should be elevated more so that the chickens won't try to roost in it, poop in it, or throw too much wood shavings...

Retired last July and bought the farm--literally! Am chef and maid for 15 pullets and a lovely rooster we named Earl. Have learned SO much just by scanning threads! Our chickens were eggsactly what I needed to wind down from 31 yrs in nursing! FAQ · Support · Feedback · Sign Out...