4 month old EE... 1 of 3 littles.
The other 2 happily head to the coop and "their" end of the roost (away from the bigs) every night. But Hester has chosen the highest rafter in the run and settles there every night.
No predator concerns, but temps in WI have already been pretty low (20's)...
Our two 16mo old Ameracaunas have always made strange sounds - more like "honks" vs "clucks".
But for the last month or so one of them has started making frequent and VERY obnoxious noises that are making us: 1) concerned she may have something serious going on; and 2) more than a little bit...
We were finally able to reintegrate our poor Polish hen into the main coop a week or two ago - after her last frostbitten toe auto-amputated.
Then today I realized THIS is happening:
She is definitely being bullied (and pecked obviously) but we didn't realize just how badly ... It *seemed*...
Hello,
You all helped me verify recently that one of my Polish hens is in fact recovering from frostbite on her toes on one foot - and it was a huge relief just to KNOW that's what's going on!
Now I'm wondering how to fully reintroduce her to the flock!
She's in a partitioned off area of the...
I've been trying to figure out the issue with one of my Polish hens toes for several weeks now and - after first thinking & treating for SLM with little improvement - my reading here (BLESS YOU ALL for sharing your experiences) is making my think this is frostbite...
Just hoping to get some...
I may have introduced myself already because I apparently joined BYC awhile back... :rolleyes:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Just ordered our first chicks - to be delivered late May. SOOO excited!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero!
(3) What...