Search results for query: *

  1. morgandrew86

    Younger hen limping suddenly

    is the mareks vaccine one i can get at my local tractor supply and administer myself?
  2. morgandrew86

    Younger hen limping suddenly

    This is her ONLY symptom, there is no mereks symptoms yet that i can see... shes eating fine as of right now also.. the pecking is kinda like a HEY dont touch that hurts.... Today is her 2nd day limping, i noticed her yesterday. She not laying down refusing to walk shes hobbling everywhere she...
  3. morgandrew86

    Younger hen limping suddenly

    One of my girls who is about 13 weeks seems as though she had a hurt leg or foot. No noticeable injury. Bottom of foot is fine. I think it’s her baby toe in back. When I touch it she kinda pecks at me to stop. Can I help her? Should I leave it? Do these things work themselves out? Sorry I’m new...
  4. morgandrew86

    Sold as a hen but......I’m suspicious

  5. morgandrew86

    Sold as a hen but......I’m suspicious

    So this is Elsa. We recently had to go to the local poultry swap because I had a roo I needed to trade in :( it’s him already) we can’t have roosters in my neighborhood.. anyways I bought this olive egger. Sworn as a hen. She is MEAN!!! She’s already bit me pretty bad. Not to mention my other 3...
  6. morgandrew86

    Brooder water ideas? Keeps spilling

    ive been using the regular waterer you buy from the feed store. You put water in it and it and turn it upside down to have the water slowly feed into it. It’s been great but now my 3 week old chicks want to knock it over and get their brooder wet. Anyone have some unique ideas for water...
  7. morgandrew86

    Let me see your 4 hen coops!

    Can i see what you guys have for smaller flocks, like around 4 hens :) We will be starting our build soon and im just not sure on the kind of coop we are going for. Never build one before so i need something easy to build... ive been searching for plans lately. The plans i can find all seem to...
  8. morgandrew86

    Dog house to chicken coop?

    I dont know why this whole chicken coop building idea is so stressful lol, my chicks are about 3 weeks old and i need to start thinking about the build. This is our first time rasising chickens so the parts that need to go on or in a coop is new to me. I do plan to use a dog run for the chicken...
  9. morgandrew86

    Wing concern

    Same age, for these chicks at the same feed store. Both act happy and normal but me and my husband notice this little guy has wings that look NOTHING like any of my chicks, they are very very short and almost not fully formed? He flaps them when I pick them up so they are not injured but is this...
  10. morgandrew86

    bigger brooder ideas?

    hello! our new chicks are gonna go on 2.5 weeks and are getting bigger, right now that are in a plastic storage tote and doing fine but its gonna be time to start thinking about a bigger brooder... what do you guys use for those yourself? i would love to see some easy ideas that will hold up in...
  11. morgandrew86

    Decided to add 2 more chicks 4 total . New ones are slightly younger

    So today I decided to get 2 more chicks. We only had 2 to begin with but of course we don’t know sex yet so I got 2 more to ensure I have enough for eggs! The 2 new ones I just got are black sexlings. They look to be slightly smaller than my leghorn and other chick (unsure of breed) when I put...
  12. morgandrew86

    Quickly becoming a crazy chicken lady!

    Quickly becoming a crazy chicken lady!
  13. morgandrew86

    new to chickens, coop for 2-4 chickens?

    oh I guess i do need add my location, thank you SO MUCH so pointing that out :) Im in Reno Nv, so we are dry mostly. summer get up to 100 degrees but winter can be as low as 0! sometimes even a few degrees negative but not for long. I do already have chicks. 2 of them! and i think we are going...
  14. morgandrew86

    new to chickens, coop for 2-4 chickens?

    Just thinking about building a coop is overwhelming lol, ive never owned chickens and i have no idea where to begin. We will not have over 4 chickens but we would like them to have a fair amount of room. Is buying a coop online thats already designed gonna be easier? any suggestions on some? I...
  15. morgandrew86

    Daughter got chicks for birthday, BRAND NEW to this adventure.

    WOW that little video was ver helpful, i had NO IDEA they would eat a scrambled egg!! so good to know! I have been looking for pasty butts alot lately ;) im thinking we need 2 more chicks to make 4, just to be safe.
  16. morgandrew86

    Daughter got chicks for birthday, BRAND NEW to this adventure.

    thank you, i was wondering when a good time was to put something over them, they are getting faster and faster!! These are leghorn chickens (thats what the feed store said at least) im hoping 95 is still ok for them or if maybe i shoudl bring that temp down, she are getting warmer here in...
  17. morgandrew86

    Daughter got chicks for birthday, BRAND NEW to this adventure.

    My dear friend got my little girl 2 chicks for her 3rd birthday (who gets a kid live animals for their birthday right?) lol. Thats ok, we have been talking about it before and we are going to make this a great learning experience for my 3 kids! We dont have land but we so have a decent sized...
Back
Top Bottom