Barnee, the Barnevelder is 1 year, yes she lays regularly . No other issues, I got home fairly late just before sunset when I usually go out and give them their scratch treat and noticed them following & pecking at her when I saw her red, bleeding butt that was fine at this morning's feeding...
help sooth and bandage. RED butt, not from vent. Other hens pecked til bloody; first membrane is torn; got bleeding stopped. how do I bandage a chicken butt? I cleaned, sprayed with disinfectant and useds styptic powder (yellowish stuff in pic) what do I do now I want to bandage and can...
P S: chickens have the back wall and corner end (20' long x 8' wide) for roosting & eating (droppings) and the rabbits would have the front wall with their food protected inside hutch.
no ... I mean to put the rabbit hutch in the coop for their privacy and safety at night closed up and during the day when I'm out in the yard with them, let everyone mingle. The chickens have their nesting boxes, perches & food upper level of coop (10' high ceiling) and the rabbits have their...
hmmm, I've had the opposite experience. I once had 2 cats, a bird dog (brittany spaniel) a mini ring-neck macaw and a french lop and they all played together. I even got the lop to sit up and beg. Upon introduction I had to tell the cats NO to bringing baby birds home any more so the next...
That's why I thought introducing all pullet & mini lop BABIES at the same time might work out OK. The pullets didn't hatch or grow together (all strangers bonded immediately just 3 days ago) ... same with young rabbits.
I'm here to learn practical suggestions as I've just renovated my chicken coop and am ready to introduce a dozen 5 week old pullets into their new 20'x8' secure run with elevated nesting boxes and varying height roosts. I've got 6 egg laying (pet) breeds and have been familiarizing them with...
I'm here to learn practical suggestions as I've just renovated my chicken coop and am ready to introduce a dozen 5 week old pullets into their new 20'x8' secure run with elevated nesting boxes and varying height roosts. I've got 6 egg laying (pet) breeds and have been familiarizing them with...
Hello from North Florida: I'm here to learn practical suggestions as I've just renovated my chicken coop and am ready to introduce a dozen 5 week old pullets into their new 20'x8' secure run with elevated nesting boxes and varying height roosts. I've got 6 egg laying (pet) breeds and have...