Hi! I have a 3 year old Americana hen who has lately been slowing down her egg production. I found her in the coop and picked her up seeing that she has a red bum and poop stuck to the feathers around her vent... I brought her inside and she is currently in a warm sink. She's drinking her tub...
Hi there! I just bought 6 new marans. I have 12, 1 1/2 year old marans already. I bought 3 2 month olds and 3 1 and a half month olds. While there I saw a maran pullet hanging out in the corner with another chicken. I thought that it was just scared of me. I bought that chicken and when I was...
Hello- I had 2 baby silkies hatch today. Should I wait till tomorrow to give the babies water. I'm thinking of putting Apple cider vinegar in their water as I've heard it kills some germs in the intestines
Hi there! I bought three porcelain hens a while back and now I have one left... Desperate to get some hens and/or a rooster. Does anyone know how to breed out a porcelain? I've heard breeding a buff with a grey/lavender. Anyone with some in Southern California?
So I've always hatched out baby silkies from my silkie chickens, and I've always had at least one pass away every time. :( I just had to babies hatch yesterday and I brought them into a setup brooder ( clear storage bin with sawdust ) and both passed away this morning? It's a new storage bin...