Hello! I realize now I didn't make much sense haha
I swapped the bullying victim and another hen who started to be picked on for two of my neighbors hens. I'm not sure exactly how many girls she has, but with the new additions I have six again.
Hi, folks. I had six chickens, and they all of a sudden started picking on one of the group pretty badly, so I swapped chickens with a neighbor. Now this girl is being super aggressive in her new flock, and my neighbor isn't sure what to do. She keeps her separated from the rest of the flock...
Hi, folks. I have a chick that's struggling and I don't know what to do for it.
They hatched Monday or Tuesday of this week. She came in a group of 3 Rhode Island reds that we got from a reputable breeder. On Wednesday night, we found her laying on her side and when we reached into the brooder...
Will do! We had provided shells when they first started, but then I saw they were included in their feed so I backed off, but I'll definitely set it up again. Thank you!
We're feeding a later crumble that says it has oyster in it, they also get treats once in a while that are mostly veggies or mealworms and other protein.
We're doing a feed that says it has included oyster shell for calcium, but would it be a good idea to set up a separate feeder with more shell? The EEs gave us maybe one or two eggs in the fall but started regularly laying at the end of winter. Thank you for your reply and help!
Hi folks. I have two Easter eggers that are about a year old. I can't tell which is doing what but I've noticed that one of them keeps skipping laying an egg for the day. Also two or three times I've seen one of them lay an egg while roosting for the night - it's almost like it just falls out...
Hi, folks. I noticed some spots on my girls and I'm wondering if this is fowl pox.
A few things, we're in Colorado and it's been freezing lately, so I don't think any mosquitoes have been around at all.
The girls who have the most suspicious combs are at the bottom of the pecking order. They're...
Here's a picture, we added a large vent that can open and close, kind of like a floor register. I think we didn't have good enough ventilation and on top of that I tried the deep litter method. I've completely removed the old litter and won't be doing that again. Hygrometer says that at most it...
One of my ladies got a bit of frostbite the other day. We completely revamped the coop ventilation, added a monitor and she seemed to be doing well. I sprayed a little Vetericyn during the warmest part of the day before obsessively researching and seeing that group consensus was to let it be. I...