Thank you for your thoughts. It was heartbreaking when we isolated her in a crate in the barn and we could hear her crying even inside the house. What I was afraid to post at first was that, since I was sick at the same time, we camped out together on the couch--and she watched TV with me, the...
Thanks so much to the two folks who gave us good advice. She started to get better, but her right leg remained paralyzed. Was able to give her water and then crushed meal worms in warm water for two days. She became very alert and we thought she just might make it, but on the morning of the...
They get: Layeena Crumbles, cracked or whole corn, calcium chips, and meal worms. Fresh water several times a day; one waterer is heated due to below freezing conditions here. Special treats are tomatoes, watermelon. With the extreme cold here (Connecticut), our eight girls are laying three...
Hi, Y'all--
We have a three year old Buff Orpington who went very quiet yesterday and spent most of the afternoon sleeping in a warm corner of the outdoor pen. This morning, she didn't want to go outside, and when I picked her up and set her on the ground she fell over then balanced herself up...
Hi--I know this string is old, but we are looking at a house in Palatka on a double corner lot. We have eight hens and purchase of our new home depends on having our girls with us. Can someone update us on the outcome of the zoning discussion. Thanks!