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I'm going to print your reply and read it now and again when I need a confidence boost.

They were probably born around January. I acquired them in late May and they were already laying but not full grown. They are also undersized compared to my other Australorps but that might be because of the lost feathers. They are nice chickens but meek.

Yes, they are happy chickies. Occasionally one might do a little peck but I haven't seen damage before acquiring these newbies. To tell the truth, I'm more embarrassed than worried. The girls seem happy but I am mortified at the idea someone would think I let this happen to them.

Thank you. Just wanted to make sure I was doing everything possible.

Hi I acquired some half grown hens in late spring that had been beaten by a rooster - not bloody but lots of feathers broken and missing. They have a happy life in my flock (no roosters) and my hens do not beat up on each other. After these several months they still look awful. Is there...

I read a post/article on this site about using deep litter in the hen house. For the past months after reading that post I've been using deep litter (straw) and here is what has happened: Helped get rid of fleas - also using diatomaceous earth; Much continuously cleaner top layer as hens turn...

Summer is coming and I know the fleas, mites and ants will return with the warm weather. I use Orange oil as a general insect repellant around the house. Is it ok to use in the Coop? Thanks.

My splayed leg chicken is doing fine. She displayed the splay at about 6 weeks and it was both legs. I did everything including the elastic circles with a short piece of drinking straw between and minerals in the water etc. One leg healed but the other leg was hopeless and dragging her down...

Yes. She’s thriving. She’s about half the size of the other hens. I think the best thing is that she lost the useless leg. While she still had that it dragged her down. She sleeps under where the others roost. At first I fed her treats separately to make sure she got some but now she hops...

We had a rooster several years ago that decided from one day to the next to beat up the hens. One died. So did the rooster.

Many dried meal worms are just the meal worm exoskeleton. Too much can be a serious problem. They can block their digestive tract. Live meal worms or frozen meal worms are better but could still cause problems if they get too many. They can also cause fragile shells and sometimes carry bird...

Ah. Good. Wild animals should be left in the wild or rehabilitated as needed and released. It was good of you to state the danger. I'm a biologist and have seen a lot of wild animal "pets" go really bad and the animal had to be destroyed.

One of our chicks had splay leg. We put on the standard brace and one leg healed. The other leg dragged her down a lot. One day the bad leg caught in the fence and a squirrel chewed it off. With some antibiotics it healed and she now is able to balance on one leg well and flap around with the...

Raccoons are very dangerous. Even hand raised they become aggressive and their claws can do real damage. My neighbor tried to raise one and has multiple scars on her arms and face. Your chickens will be lunch.

I have a chicken that lost the lower part of her leg. She seems to be recovering. She is just over 2 months old. She is isolated in a small cage inside the chicken coop so the other hens roost around her. Can a chicken live without one leg? I've seen wild birds with one leg but they are of...

One of my chicks developed splayed leg at 3 weeks. She is now 6 weeks and one leg recovered with the brace but the other leg is worse. Is this hopeless? Has anyone had a chick with splayed leg that was able to get around as an adult?

I have a chick that developed splayed leg at about 3 weeks. We put on the chick brace and one leg recovered but the other leg is not good. She is 6 weeks now and not better in the other leg. Is this hopeless? Does anyone know of an older chick with splayed leg that was able to walk much later?

Great ideas! I had no idea they might like a bit of water to walk in. I have an x-large dog tray that would probably work for the ice. Save a Chick? Oh electrolytes? I'm doing that with my chicks now so will continue it. Thank you!

Thank you. I am putting a tarp over the top of half the run where the coop is and the other half will be fully covered top and sides with shade cloth. The waterers are under the tarp. We can't do free range because we are out in the unfenced countryside with lots and lots of predators.