I have a 3 year old RIR hen that has reciently showed up with no neck feathers in the front. The skin is red and irritated. My husband said he thought he caught her in the act of picking on her own neck. This is one of our favorite hens who is very tame and likes to sit on our lap. In the...
I have a 3 year old RIR hen that has reciently showed up with no neck feathers in the front. The skin is red and irritated. My husband said he thought he caught her in the act of picking on her own neck. This is one of our favorite hens who is very tame and likes to sit on our lap. In the...
Hello! A family of crows have come to our house. In the morning it is very loud. Today I spied and found that a group of about 7 were flying in and out of the chicken run and eating chicken food. I think some of them are juvenile birds because of the sounds they are making. We let our...
Tonight I noticed one of my pullets was making a honking goose like sound instead of little chirps like the rest of them as they were bedding down. Could she be sick? 12 weeks old.
We are keeping our chicks in the 2nd shower. This is the third time we have used this set up and it works very well. I just tape over the drain and fill the shower pan up with pine shavings. The bathroom is small and draft proof (good thing in my old 1920's era cabin).
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Do any of your chickens like to rest in the dogs bed? My Buff O like to relax with my boxer mix in the sunshine on the porch... lol!
I brought some chicks home over the weekend that arrived Friday at the feed store. They all seem to be doing well except for one of the little welsummers. Yesterday she slept and slept. I put sugar in the water and mixed up some of the sugar water and feed. I dipped her beak in the water...