Hello I’m sorry but please can anyone help me out? I have a chicken (I’ve been told she’s a red sex link and I don’t know her age) and today when I got home I let her out of the run and into my yard (which is mostly brick) and she went to go scratch at a corner with some dirt. I go inside for an...
Just a random thought I’ve had for a while but I have this egg intolerance, where if I generally eat eggs (in any way, scrambled, fried, boiled) I get horrible stomach cramps so I’ve avoided them for years but sometimes I say screw it and enjoy some scrambled eggs at ihop or smt before Im...
Hello, I have a leghorn hen who was pushed of her roost this morning and landed on her foot funny. She now limps as she walks but she still puts some weight on it, she just sits down after too much movement. I’ve also examined her leg and it doesn’t seem to be broken so maybe she just sprained...
Hi everyone I’m a little concerned.
Im a new chicken owner so I’m not so sure yet what’s considered normal pecking order drama or actual bullying but here’s what’s happening.
One of my chickens has been picking on the other, but none of them are new to each other at this point, it just happened...
These are my ladies honey bun and rice cake :) they were given to me by my uncle who couldn’t care for them and they were given to him from someone who couldn’t keep chickens on their property, I have NO idea what they are as Im just a beginner chicken keeper so idk about breeds and such, anyone...
It’s been so long since I’ve logged in here but I just wanna show off my girls :•) honey bun is the light brown one, rice cake is the white one, and caipirinha (left) and Ms. Bee (right) are pictured behind the run bc they’re very skittish. It’s funny, none of these ladies were really MINE...
Hey y’all I live in urban south Florida and I have 2 hens! I wanted to know if anyone knows about what possible predators there could be around here. When I say urban I mean like city I’m nowhere near any wildlife areas so I know I don’t have to worry about bears or anything. I’m concerned about...
Hey y’all, one of my hens laid a weird looking egg, wanted to know if there’s something I should be concerned about like calcium excess or deficiency or an illness but or something?
Hey yall. I’ve been reading about putting in a few drops of essential oils in a water and vinegar mixture to clean & deodorize chicken coops, was just wondering if these oils are ok to use? I question it bc I know some oils are unsafe for certain animals and wanted to know if the ones I have...
Hey everyone, I’ve noticed that there’s TOONSSSS of ants crawling all over and inside my chickens coop. Is this going to be a problem for my chickens?? Or will they just eat them no problem? I have 2 adult hens, no chicks and I’m not planning on having chicks so that’s not what I’m concerned...