Hi, I have a chicken that was recently attacked by a coyote a few weeks ago. Shortly after the attack I noticed them limping and a minor lump forming on their leg. I didn’t think much of it until recently the lump started to get very large and she could barely stand on her foot. I’ve given her...
What are your favorite foods/treats for very young chicks (several days old) to begin the bonding process? Currently they won’t eat from my hand yet but I know that will change with time.
This is my second chance at keeping chickens and I want these babies to be as sweet, social, and loving as...
I was wondering if anyone on here has ever tried keeping/breeding super worms or mealworms in their quail enclosure so they are all in the substrate and the quail forage for them if so how successful was it. And if not what are your ideas to breed them.
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My sweet hen Juniper has recently started having super watery poos and diarrhea like this (her whole butt is a mess)
I've looked online but haven't been able to pinpoint what is going on here...
She's eating and drinking, moving around, she stopped laying recently because temps are...
does anyone feed grubterra rather than oyster shells? I just started on the grubterra and just wonder what amount is good for a flock of 15 ladies? I've been giving them a 10oz mug in the evening kinda feel like that is too much...
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I have 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when I can start giving them other foods like oregano for instance.
I ask because I made a dust bath for them in their brooder (charcoal, play sand, a little dirt from outside) and they immediately started to eat it! I sit with them for...
About five months ago, our 5-month-old Croad Langshan rooster developed a case of what appeared to be wryneck. He had the classic neck twist/starry-eyed gaze and seems to be favoring one side of his body so that when he walked he leaned into one side more than the other. We brought him inside...
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I have a small flock of 1 EE that is 7 weeks old, and 7 BO's that are 4 weeks old. They have been living in their coop for just over a week now. During the day they have access an outdoor covered run, and at nights are in the coop. Am I ok to start feeding them treats like mealworms...
I am getting a pre-fab coop that's made with untreated wood from Tractor Supply for three hens: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/petmate-superior-construction-chicken-coop-70401d
I am planning on painting both exterior and interior and I would like some suggestions.
It is important to...
My 5 pullets have been eating a safe fern plant for the past few months that they view as their favorite treat (the fern is the Arizona Feather Bush). They like this plant more than any other treat but should i continue giving it to them or not (as Im not sure it provides much benefit to them)...
I bought a huge bag of those soldier fly larvae treats for them and none of my girls act even remotely interested in them. I've tried both dry and rehydrating them with no avail.
What gives? I thought they be going crazy over them.
I'm mostly just curious if anyone else has had this experience?
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I have two ~ month old Cayugas. They are still in the brooder in the house because my weather has been rather unpredictable and sporadic (days of heavy rain and very cold to sudden days of extreme heat). it seems to me the best thing to do to keep them inside until the temperature...
So, i'm starting this thread just to gain some advice because it's an issue i'll be tackling, I've noticed the past few weeks my roosters feet were beginning to look crusty, almost like skin is getting more and more on his legs. (I will take pictures) One thing I was concerned about was of...
Hello all,
Just checking in on what you guys have found your chicks love, especially fruits, veg, grains, herbs...anything that can be relatively inexpensive and/or even better: grown in my backyard!!! 🍅 🌽 🌶🥒🍎🥬🍓🍍🍏🍌🥕🍒🥭🍈