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Thanks Baylen and Smithfam. I miss her much. You really can get attached especially when you are trying to nurse them back to health. I did not find out what was wrong. I wonder if my rooster could have been too harsh with her, or maybe an egg broke inside and caused an infection. I am going...

Well, nevermind. My Henny girl died yesterday afternoon. She was just sitting around in the yard. I gave her some olive oil with a syringe, within a minute it came straight thru, so I know she was not constipated. I gave her a warm soaking bath for about 40 minutes. Dried her off and placed her...

I am afraid I am losing Henny. From 6:30 this morning to 12:45, there was one little poop and it looks as if it probably just dribbled out. He bottom is not clean again, but not as bad as it was. She is sitting a lot, never did eat the yogurt. She would not eat scratch from my hand like she...

Well, at lunch today, Henny seems to be really bloated! She is still walking around, ate scratch from my hand, but just doesn't look good. She walks rather pigeon toed. Her tail feathers are not hanging down, but are not up as right as the other hens. My hubby is out of town, , but I will try to...

My Welsummer hen is almost 3 yrs old. She stopped laying a couple of months ago and lately has had poop stuff 'running' down her back end feathers. Today she seemed to be waddling. Other than that, she seems to be ok. She eats scratch from my hand daily like some of my other hens. I have noticed...

I found about 3 very thin white worms in a pile of poop at lunch today. They were between 2 and 3 inches long. I clean my poop board daily. The worms were dead. I have 6 hens and one rooster so I don't know which one the poop belonged to. How much of the apple cider vinegar would I put in their...

I noticed thin, white worms, about 2 inches long or so in one pile of poop at lunch today. I clean my 'poop board' daily. I have 6 hens and 1 rooster, so I don't have a clue which one actually had the worms. And, the worms were dead. How much of the apple cider vinegar would I use in their...

Hey Old Rooster! Thanks for the comments on my post. My roo that turned mean was a pet of my sisters. We wondered if he turned that way because he was taken from a flock of about 12 - 15 hens down to one poor little ole hen. I did get him another one after he attacked. I don't think he was bred...

vanalpaca - I didn't get any fertile eggs. I had thought about keeping some before I let him go, but the timing didn't work out. I was at the feed store looking at their chicks and commented I needed to let him go before I got new hens. Someone came in looking for a rooster so I let them come...

vanalpaca - Kellogg was a pet when I got him. He had just turned 1 year old. He ate from my hand every day. I had him about a week when he turned on me. Spurred me twice before I could move since I was squatting to feed him from my hand and the next morning my foot was huge with cellulitus. He...

I just got rid of my Welsummer Roo. He attacked me last July, a week after I got him and I got cellulitus from it the next day. I was so scared of him from then on, but kept giving him one more chance. It got to where he would bow up at the gate before I even opened it to throw in some scratch...

When I brought in a new young hen, I didn't want my others to peck her, so I used the vick's on her back. I only had to do it twice, and they never bothered her again. You only have to put it on the one chick that is being pecked on. Just make sure to watch after several days when it is wearing...

I only have one Wellie hen. She has always on laid an egg every other day. She is about 1 1/2 years old. She went thru the molt, stopped laying for a couple of weeks, then started back again. She even lays one every day every now and then. When the days started getting shorter, I put a light in...

Quote: RED LIGHT DISTRICT!LOL No seriously what are the benifits of red lights over white? My sister and I can not find red light bulbs anywhere. Got any suggestions?

I only have one laying hen, she stopped laying for a couple of weeks or so during molting. But, we put in a light bulb making them have 14 hours daylight and she started laying again. She has always only layed an egg every other day, every now and then giving an egg 2 days in a row. Now she will...

I finally got to hear Henny's happy song when laying an egg! She sang for about 10 minutes and Kellogg joined right in! I am never around so I have never heard her. It was really exciting!

Quote: Please tell me that it won't be spring until I start getting eggs again! I have been wondering why I am getting no eggs. We did kill a rat snake Sunday almost 6 ft long. Figured it had been egg hunting. But, I fluffed the nest day before yesterday and it still has not been laid in...

I have a Wellie Rooster and hen, both 15 mths old. And a Barred Rock, supposed to be a hen, 7 mths. They are molting and Henny has stopped laying. Pebbles the Rock has not started laying yet. I am finding white flakes on the poop board under their roost. And, I just noticed Kellogg's comb has...

Quote: Please tell me that it won't be spring until I start getting eggs again! I have been wondering why I am getting no eggs. We did kill a rat snake Sunday almost 6 ft long. Figured it had been egg hunting. But, I fluffed the nest day before yesterday and it still has not been laid in...

When I went out Sunday afternoon, my lab on one side of the fence and my rooster were both acting a tad bit funny. Stretched out along the dividing fence was a snake about 10 foot long! Actually he was only about 5 1/2 ft, but when it was just me, the chickens, and the dog out there, he was very...