I just got a message from my aunt saying that one of my eggs smelled like bleach. She sent me a pic of the shell and it looks lightly brown on the inside. I have never ran into this before so naturally I am kind of freaking out as I do sell my eggs.
I use no chemicals around my flock, coop/run...
This is a noise I’ve never heard before. My cuckoo maran has been making this sound all morning and she’s been standing in the same spot the whole time. The other pullets around her are kind of walking around her looking at what’s going on. Any ideas what this means?
I’ve had this girl about two...
I know very little about this chicken little. I don’t know the age but was told it was a pullet. I’m raising eyebrows over the smaller feathers in the butt tuft. Here’s what I know…Very skiddish temperament, was told she/he is an F1 olive egger. I’m so so hoping for a pullet, if chicken little...
Well, I thought I knew a smidgen about sexing chickens but I am now questioning everything lol. I have 4 olive eggers. I was told by this breeder that they were all F3 olive eggers. But truly.... I have no idea lol. I bought them straight run and originally had 7. 3 of which I had already...
When I first noticed Drew’s crossbeak.. ( Drew, after Drew Barrymore because she talks out of the side of her mouth ❤️ ) she was about a week and a half old. It was slightly curved off to the side of her mouth and I lovingly named her Drew and made plans for her to stay in my flock. As Drew has...
Hello! My cream legbar just started laying a few weeks ago. Although I have only noticed 2 blue eggs from her. Today she was fluffed up and generally looking like she wasn’t feeling feel. I brought her inside and noticed her vent kept pulsating like she was trying to push out an egg. I gave her...
Good morning! I had an egg bound hen. I followed the protocol for her being egg bound and she did pass the soft shell egg but I’m pretty sure it broke inside of her as she passed it. She’s been acting all fluffed up an appears swollen down there by her vent. I bought penicillin 100ml last night...
Hello! I am so new to treating chickens for things. But I tried to do the research here but can’t find exactly what I’m looking for. I have a GLW that is due to be laying anytime. I noticed when I counted the flock earlier in the day she was missing. Well I searched the large run we have and...
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well here we are, first day of fall and just yesterday we installed a rope light in the coop to help make up for us loosing light. We want all the girls to keep laying throughout the fall and winter. Well I put the lights on a timer and tested them out and...
Welp, here’s what I know. I was sold these two “girls” from a local farm. I don’t know how old they are but both of them have smallish combs, starting to turn a little red in the face, legs are both approximately the same size. I’m a little hung up on one in particular as I see a little...
I apologize. I posted earlier a picture of my other BCM and just realized THIS is the one I had the most questions about.
So I bought “her” ( ??? ) while she was a baby. Was told she was a black copper maran. Where the rest of my flock are now starting to get a little red on their faces and...
I was sold this little as a baby. Literally just today I noticed she was just now starting to get a little red on her face. Comb is still small and black. Feathered legs. I was told she was a BCM but wasn’t exactly sure as her comb and wattles were always black! Just getting a little color on...
So I bought some cream legbar chicks from a lady up north. Well the other two look very true to female cream leg bars. But this “girl”....hmmm the Other two still seem to have pale faces with no redness to the waddle, lobes or face. And the coloring seems more like a roo to me as well? What do...
We just got finished with our little chicken coop! We are just finishing adding a top to the run to make it extra secure! I’ve attached all the little detail work I’ve done. This project was so fun and my girls love it!
Could anyone help me figure out what I need to help our little silkie snowy?
She has been standing alone by herself and sometimes with her head down.
The weather has been colder, around 30° at night. On and off rain ( just foggy right now ) should I treat with corrid? Any other suggestions?
Doing a little planning here for early next year. Are there any hatcheries that have good blue egg laying lines?
I currently have an easter egger and a cream legbar. The easter egger just started laying a pink egg and the legbar has not started laying yet, but I found out last night she indeed...
I "rescued" ( actually paid $55 ) a cuckoo maran and a cream legbar. I was told up and down "she doesnt sell unhealthy birds" but I think quiete the contrary. Being new to chickens I had no idea what this was, if it was normal, etc. Now its spreading to the rest of my flock. Please help im so...
Recently I noticed little black spots on three of my girls combs and wattles. Ive never dealt with fowl pox before but this may be what it is? They are all huddled on the deck and look like they are'nt feeling well at all. They will take breaks fron this. Getting up to free range the yard. But I...
I recently added two new pullets to my flock. After quarantine I turned them loose in the backyard with my flock. The cuckoo maran got along very well with the other girls actually I haven't noticed one of them peck at her. However, the cream legbar is TERRIFIED of all the other girls ( other...
Here in southern Oregon it has been rainy for the last few weeks on and off. My run is sooooo muddy. I actually slipped once! Anyhow, what is the most practical cost efficient way to fix this problem during these rainy months?
In the spring hubby and I plan on building a fully covered run. At...