You can also use golf balls to guide them to lay where you want. It's funny, I'll switch up which nesting box I put the golf ball in, and the majority of the eggs are always in that box with the ball. You can also buy fake eggs, but golf balls work the same and they're cheaper. I've also...
So, I posted about a month ago about this lady. I named her Rocky. She magically appeared in my coop one day. After putting her in quarantine right away she started showing symptoms of a respiratory infection. After a treatment of antibiotics, good food, and lots of love, she's no longer...
Thank you. I know that there's a good chance my flock was exposed, but they haven't shown any symptoms of respiratory issues, which I'm grateful for. It's really disturbing to think that someone likely dumped her on me like that. If she did just happen to fly over 2 5' fences to get into my yard...
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So, long story short, a hen randomly appeared in my coop about a month ago. I quarantined her right away and began nursing her back to health.
I got antibiotics from the vet recently and they just said squirt it in her mouth. She jerked when squirted it in, and I suspected something was...
Her snot has been thin and clear... and I only hear her gurgle when she's eating. She'll sneeze randomly though. I've read that if she was kept in poor conditions that could have permanently impacted her respiratory system. I read excessive ammonia can do that. I have no idea where she came from...
She was already introduced to my flock unfortunately. Her snot is clear. Her crop seems empty every morning. Her eggs were pale and sad looking at first and has gotten darker and healthier looking over the past 2 weeks. I posted a picture of her first 5 eggs.
Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to post, but I'm very new to all this. I have a chicken that appeared in my coop a couple weeks ago, and I'm trying to determine if I should worry about reintroducing her to my flock. She was missing most of the feathers on her backside and those...
So far she seems fairly healthy from what I can tell, but I know chickens can hide their illnesses pretty well too. But her egg quality has certainly changed over the past week.
Thank you! I've actually googled a bunch of things over the past year and finally decided to join. My most recent question is in regards to the hen that magically appeared in my coop. I quarantined her and I've been keeping an eye on her, although she's already been exposed to my flock. Ugh. She...
Hello, my name is Cassiopeia. I currently have 8 chickens plus one that just appeared in my coop last week.
I have an Old English Game Bantam rooster, and my hens are an Austra White, Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, Salmon Faverolle, Jersey Giant, Cinnamon Queen, and an Easter Egger, plus a...