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  1. becks123

    What breed is she?

    Got this pretty lady and a matching sister from a friend two weeks ago. She didn't know the breed, they lay deep brown eggs! Thanks for your thoughts!
  2. becks123

    HELP! Both eyes swollen shut

    Thank you so much for this information. So this means all of my birds have this now? Or would I cull this one and be Okay? If all of my birds have it...am I still able to eat their eggs?
  3. becks123

    HELP! Both eyes swollen shut

    One of her eyes is open now with less swelling!!! Other eye is open and watery. Still some discharge from nose, but no coughing or sneezing. She is eating now.. With this type of turnaround and no medicine, could it be that she was stung by something??
  4. becks123

    HELP! Both eyes swollen shut

    OK... now it seems like she has nose discharge today. No odor.
  5. becks123

    HELP! Both eyes swollen shut

    No bad odor that I can tell...stuff on her face is the mash food. She isn't coughing or sneezing. I will do the hot compress + reg neosporin tonight and see how she wakes up! Good thinking on the food I will do that too, just wanna make sure she is still taking in water and food!!!
  6. becks123

    HELP! Both eyes swollen shut

    Hen was missing yesterday afternoon but came home to roost last night. Now I realize she was probably missing because she couldn't see her flock... Found her this AM with eyes closed/swollen. I figured she was stung or something. Washed her head with hydrogen peroxide then with betadine to...
  7. becks123

    At what age is a good age to let them free roam?

    Before I let my first flock loose... I bell trained. Yes folks. You read that right. I rang a bell and gave them treats. It helped me ensure they would know how and when to come back. They didn't really need it when I let them loose but it was mostly for my comfort that we had a way to...
  8. becks123

    I need your input!!! (Integrating)

    Alrighty, we are almost all set up for mingling day tomorrow! I have added lots of fun things to the run, hidey places and the dog crate. Theres even more hidey places under the coop on the left. Boards agains the walls and roosts galore. The current flock was interested in what I was doing but...
  9. becks123

    I need your input!!! (Integrating)

    The building adjacent is out garage and we would not be able to convert. Inside of the coop is quite spacious I'll post a picture of it in a bit. I figured the only time I'd have to worry is roost time, which is why I created a safe room for them... when the current flock roosts there is so much...
  10. becks123

    Still considering

    You're in the right place! Welcome :) I've heard mixed things on here about cats. I just researched it because I just realized we have a cat living around our property... I would keep the young chickens in your garage in a brooder until they are old and big enough to not look like a sparrow!
  11. becks123

    Pullet?

    Looks a bit like my australorp pullets except they have lighter beaks! Only time will tell 😁
  12. becks123

    Are we doing something wrong????

    I was so excited too... checking the comb and wattle color daily once they hit "the age"... nothin. Then they reddened and eggs didn't come. I got worried they were laying elsewhere and put a ceramic egg in the nest boxes. A few days later...an egg appeared! Whether it was learning where to lay...
  13. becks123

    I need your input!!! (Integrating)

    Hi, I'm pretty new at this and have found I am 100% a crazy chicken lady! Any tips would be greatly appreciated! I currently have a 7 month old flock: 3 buff orps, 2 dark brahmas and one little frizzle roo (Napoleon 🤣) I will be integrating 2 ostrolorps, 1 ameraucana, 1 Plymouth and 2 silkies...
  14. becks123

    Well hello!!

    Glad to officially be here! Lord knows you all have already helped me get this far!! Got our babies in April: 3 buffs (including Boss Lady) and 2 brahmas, 1 recent addition of a bantam frizzle roo we lovelingly call Napolean 🤣. They are almost to their laying stage (Napoleon says they're ready)...
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