We acquired 15 new chickens from another farm. The farm was spotless and had lots of different fowl - peacocks, geese, chickens, gunieas and quail. But the birds have been sneezing and coughing on and off for the last 3 weeks. We have dewormed and been treating with VetRX. They have been eating...
We bought these chickens in a FB deal. The previous owner had them from a hatchery and said breeding pair of cuckoo Orpington. Long story short definitely not breeding pair, both rooster but now what kind.
Any help would be appreciated!
Still new to the chicken life so bare with me as I ask this weird question -
I gave my ladies watermelon yesterday due to the heat and this morning I noticed a newer pile with red in it. I don't want to jump on the coccidiosis bandwagon as they are all seeming to be healthy and happy and...
We have a Great Dane who thinks he is a chicken! He literally drinks out of their water and eats out of their feeders. We have to shoo him away from the chicken treats. Does anyone else have a dog who thinks he/she is a chicken too?
We bought some chickens off Facebook but they don't seem like what they were identified as:
1 female & 1 male blue buff columbian orpington
1 female & 1 male cuckoo orpington
1 male cream legbar (not pictured because we figured him out)
1 female & 1 male mauve/chocolate/black orpington
We have...
My name is Trish and I am new to all things chickens. Our friends own a micro farm and kept telling us our property would be perfect for chickens. After some convincing I agreed. My husband bought me 6 chicks for my birthday. The rest is history...
(2)We have 19, yes 19 chickens. I quickly...