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  1. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    Foot trap accident

    My little girl Houdini’d her way out of the coop some how and got caught in the foot trap that we had set out for whatever has been eating her family. There was significant swelling and an abrasion on the lateral side of her left foot. Her right foot had a small abrasion on her 2nd toe. I used a...
  2. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    Chicken procedure tips/Handling chicken during first aid.

    One of my Rhode Island Reds, Viola, has a pretty nasty wound on her back, just before where the tail feathers start. The wound is now roughly 3-4 days old (we work 12 hour shifts and don’t get home until after dark so we just noticed the wound the other day. I am finally off to tend to it...
  3. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    MG? Coryza?

    I just noticed my girl was staying next to me all day today. When I squatted to talked to her, I noticed her bubbles in her eyes. Upon research, I figured it could either be Coryza or MG? Is there a difference in the two? What’s the difference? Demographics: SW Louisiana. She is either 11...
  4. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    Is my girl menstruating?

    ***Dads, close your eyes for this post! lol I have some hens that we got from our local feed store on April 13 when they were a few days old. We have another hen that I bought from someone who is roughly 4 months old now, I was told she should start to lay around July or August. This morning...
  5. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    What animal ate my babies?

    So today while at work, my man gave me a disturbing call... Kyle: “Lacey, did you check on the chickens before you went to work?” Me: “No, I was in a rush” Kyle: “Well... 2 of them are mangled and breasted. Feathers everywhere. 2 of them got abducted” Me: “..........*sniffles*” Thank goodness...
  6. ChickenLadyInTheCoop

    New to the flock!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New to chickens / I got my first chickens back in April! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Started out with 20 chickens, 10 ducks. 1 chicken died, 4 were abducted from their pin. 2 ducks died unexpectedly, 1 was plucked...
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