I guess my ladies turned on each other today; the kids and I walked to a park, and while i was changing i noticed our Tiny bird was limping. She was a damaged rear, looks like a hernia. And funny thing is, I just spoke to my husband about using mirrors in the yard where they like to take dust...
Great job! And what a GREAT FIND! You have a fabulous eye for design! Thanks for sharing, our ladies are in need of a second coop so that when one hen goes broody, i can keep some hatchery chicks for her then they will have a coop all to themselves. :) Awesome post! So glad I joined this group...
Thanks! I like to think i kept her comfortable all the way to the end, keeping her warm and hugging her as she died. Telling her it was ok to go, i'll take care of the rest of the flock and that we'd miss her. She was a good hen all the way to the end. RIP Art the chickadoo.
I have some 6 red brahms, two silver laced wyondottes, two golden commets, and now 2 new ameracus hens that started laying in December(their eggs are blue). The other ladies are just about 1 1/2 years young. Its mostly the adopted flock that gets attacked. My ladies are smart, they have been...
I will for sure give her a chance....so here is what I will do just after lunchtime; i'll wash with warm rag, apply bag balm and keep her warm and dry inside till she tells me otherwise. I kept one of her flock mates alive after having her entire right side of her neck ripped off, so I am...
I am owner of a flock and an adopted flock, for over a year now. I have successfully added a couple brand new birds when one of my birds went broody, but only 2 survived of the 6 we purchased new! We have a lot of hawks around us, but at least 2 made it, and they are laying too!
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I have an injured chicken; she has main injury on her side by her right leg, organs are exposed! I have her inside, warm, cleaned up with bag balm ointment applied to light injuries, but I am not sure about the organs exposed. She is such a trooper, not even from my orginal flock; i adopted her...