Well, I traded one of my roos for a pitiful looking frizzle hen yesterday. I know that the guy isn't keeping my roo, so I'm not too worried about that, but this poor little girl has only a handful of feathers! She is not molting, but she is recovering from a mite infestation (she's clean now, otherwise she would have never came home with me), and she was in a pen with a 3 ft tall RIR rooster who was picking on her. Got her home, put her in the chicken tractor for quarrantine, fed her, gave her water. She is already perking up. She is still naked, and I had to spray some sunscreen on her today and move her cage into the shade (even though half of the tractor is covered). Poor thing, she stuffed herself on the food, and even though she is still afraid of people, she is very content now. She has grass under her feet, food in her bowl, and fresh clean water. Plus, she isn't getting picked on anymore!
Once she regains her feathers and has passed through my 2-3 month quarrantine, I'm hoping to introduce her to my silkies and possibly get some sizzles. Her previous owner said she was a year and a half old, and she was still laying. I didn't believe her, but lo and behold there was an egg in her cage this morning! I'm giving her calcium in addition to what the other chickens get (a whole grain mix).
Is there anything else I can do for her other than take care of her correctly?
So, here's a picture of my pitiful chicken. I've nicknamed her Ugli Chicken for now, lol.
Thanks for reading!
Emily
Once she regains her feathers and has passed through my 2-3 month quarrantine, I'm hoping to introduce her to my silkies and possibly get some sizzles. Her previous owner said she was a year and a half old, and she was still laying. I didn't believe her, but lo and behold there was an egg in her cage this morning! I'm giving her calcium in addition to what the other chickens get (a whole grain mix).
Is there anything else I can do for her other than take care of her correctly?
So, here's a picture of my pitiful chicken. I've nicknamed her Ugli Chicken for now, lol.
Thanks for reading!
Emily