- How can you tell a hen is committed (really broody)?
Depending on your hen's personality they may peck you if you bring your hen close to her, but generally, they would sit in their nest for the whole day and if you try to dig them out,they will puff up and scream (which is sooo cute!). Even...
This morning when I went to feed her, I saw her with a weird looking eye. Appears to be swollen especially at the top. Her eyes seems to be half opened.
Is there any treatment for this...? Like home remedy?
In addition, for the past few months she has been exhibiting broody behaviour.
I gave her a bath and then applied refined coconut oil on her after a week or so I'm seeing improvements and her new feathers are growing perfectly...
so you should give it a go!
Good luck~
Rats and Hawks?
but their coop is pretty much safe to keep away rats and hawks. I keep them inside their large house whenever I'm out and set them out venturing when I'm there supervising.
I'd checked whether there are any parasites around that area, but there seems to be none.
Also, if I...
Where is the feather loss - at the base of the neck, or further down the back? It is further down the back (bottom half)
Where is your bird on the pecking order - top, middle or bottom? I'm not sure how to distinguish that... but I don't see it getting into fights or get picked on
Have you...
Recently, I'd discovered that only one of my pullet (out of 10) has this unusual thing at her back:
there seems to be blood (dried) at the holes (where the feather comes out). is this something that I need to panic about? Is it unusual (and why)?
This is the first time I had encountered lice infesting on all 10 of my chicken's head. They are still young, around 9 weeks old and a few days ago, I just moved them to a brand new coop. Is there any approach to this?- especially for the head because it's pretty hard to clean as I'm afraid that...
I have these two fellows who has been getting along fine, with very minor fights for the past year. However, today, they had a VERY BLOODY fight to the point where one doesn't allow the other one to enter the coop and blood was dripping off both of their combs. I have very little hens (only 2)...
I am in quite a dilemma.....I have a hen who really wants/likes to be with her 2-day-old chicks. However, I found out that she has a lot of mites/lice on her body....
is seperation the best way? or is there a natural and quick way of treating mites/lice?