Search results for query: *

My 2 (or so) year old Dominique, Pauline, has been lethargic for a couple days. I finally caught her this evening. Her crop is HUGE and not hard, more like a balloon, and making gurgling sounds like a hungry stomach. She must've had this problem for a few days, because she's pretty skinny now...

Yesterday I noticed my 2 year old Buff Rock, Betsy, hadn't left the coop all day, and when I went to speak to her I realized that she was lethargic and had been passing bright green pasty poop. I've separated her from the rest of the gang. Betsy's comb & wattles are still bright red, her skin is...

Hi, I'm hoping to add four young Delaware or Buckeye ladies to my flock. Thanks!!

Help me, crafty people!! I've got tons of wonderful dried lavender from my yard, and I need some ideas for Christmas gifts...last year I made bath salts, but I'd like to do something different this year. Candles, maybe? I can't make anything perishable, since I have to ship my gifts. Thanks!!

My sweet Betsy has been dripping her beautiful feathers all over the yard today. Her skin looks clear, no evidence of mites, and she's the only one with this problem. The ends of her wing feathers and some on her back almost look as if they've been chewed on, they're all raggedy. My senior hen...

I entered a couple photos in Poultry Press's Funniest and Fanciest photo contest, and then forgot all about it. Today at work I got a call from Land-O-Lakes to tell me one of the pictures had been chosen as a grand prize winner!! (I think the last thing I won was some dishtowels at a bridal...

Just got home from work to discover a stray dog in the neighborhood, part of my flimsy fence pushed down, and one dead baby in the yard. My poor sweet Violet!! None of the others were harmed, thank goodness, though they're all about half bald. My neighbors know the dog's owners and called them...

I've got three two-month old babies who WILL be moving outside permanently this weekend (I've been procrastinating). My older hen and rooster are not pleased with the new additions, and there's been a little chasing and feather snatching when everyone is outside together during the day. (My gang...

My rooster's lower beak sticks out at about a 60 degree angle. He eats by sticking his whole face into the feed since he's not able to pick up individual bits. I've given him scrambled egg (which he loves) and oatmeal (not so much); any other suggestions? He's noisy and bossy, and otherwise...

When I listen closely, they're saying much more than chicken things, it seems. For instance, my scrawny rooster with way too much chicken testosterone parades around the yard crowing "I'm a great big roo! I'm a great big roo!". My RIR hen has taking up presidential campaigning - she cheers...

I just euthanized my sweet BR baby Sally Jean. She'd been in terrible respiratory distress and was basically too weak to do anything... I'm sure I did the right thing, and I know she's not suffering any more, but I feel like such a creep Any words of comfort from others who've been there?