I'm definitely going to put a little vicks on all of my hens that have bald spots on the tops of the base of their tails. I witnessed 2 of my hens pecking out the feathers of those other hens & eating them! Vicks worked on me & my sisters for MANY years. We're still alive & very healthy at age...
I've got 14 males I think I'll be taking to the fair grounds on Saturday. Every Saturday they have an auction there. Lots of stuff to see. Vendors even have produce that looks good.
I need to find homes for the little 4 to 9 week old roosters I have. They're the ones that I hatched out from my hens & rooster that now lives across the road with my neighbor.
At this point, I Don't want to deal with roosters. The Isa Brown rooster that bred my Isa Brown hens was the meanest, nastiest rooster I had ever been around. He would try attacking me through the fence even. Grrr* I raised him from a wee bitty chick & that's the thanks I got. Geesh...
He now...
OK, got it. Therefore, Isa Brown chickens are not a pure breed, I prefer to go with a pure breed of chicken so I believe I will get RIR hens & Barred Rock hens. I will keep the 23 Isa Brown hens I bought from Townline Hatchery until they die of old age, but I won't get anymore of them. Just the...
Could you tell me how to get in touch with the individual you found who makes foam hock boots. I have a 5 day old chick that has a slipped tendon who I feel could benefit from the boot. My chick hobbles around on it & at times stands on it. The chick doesn't walk on that hock so at this point I...
I Don't understand this. You get Isa Brown chicks from townline hatchery, hens & 1 rooster, they breed, you set the gathered eggs in the incubator, they hatch and you legally can't call them Isa Brown?? Why? The chicks came from Townline Hatcheries...smh..
On the trail cam we have set up, distinctly shows a racoon walking around the coop & chicken yard, but nothing in it's mouth. It also shows a large, either black & white or dark gray & white, cat walking around the coop & chicken yard but nothing in it's mouth. Nothing else has been sighted on...
Something got 2 of my hens night before last then came back last night, killed 4 of my 6 week old chicks & cleaned them down to the bone. We're now in the process of putting an electric fence up by putting insulators on the coop & the chicken yard made out of dog kennel panels. We have 2 trail...
I'm so excited that my first chick hatched! It externally pipped at 10:30 Last night & by 4 this morning the hole was just big enough to where I could see the beak. At 8:30 the hole was a little bit bigger but not by much. At 10:30, still no progress. An hour later, I decided to help it just a...
Thanks for your info. Sorry I'm so late in responding back. Poopy butt died & I cried as I watched her take her last breath. I even cried as I wrapped her like a baby in a clean cloth, then took her outside to bury her in my front yard. I balled hysterically as I gently put the dirt over her...
I'm new to this world of incubation. This is my first time. I've done everything in preparation for incubating chicken eggs. OK, it's day 21. Nothing, no external pipping & I don't know if there's been internal pipping.Moments before lock down, I candled the eggs & they were very much alive. Air...
I'm new to this world of incubation. This is my first time. I've done everything in preparation for incubating chicken eggs. OK, it's day 21. Nothing, no external pipping & I don't know if there's been internal pipping.Moments before lock down, I candled the eggs & they were very much alive. Air...
I have the same issue.I bought 14 Isa Brown pullets from the feed mill.They were hatched March 27th,I picked them up on the 28th.One chick still looks like she's 4 days old while the others are twice her size. She eats & drinks just fine but is not very active. I started with AVC (with the...