Recent content by TX Chick Noob

We buried her in a deep hole right beside where I took the picture. There’s no way I would be able to bring myself to just leave her lying there. We have too many predators, not to mention my dog. The one who kept checking her and then pecking her again was not the first one to attack. And I...

Thank you everyone for your condolences. And my sympathies to everyone else who lost beloved chickens and other members of their family lately, both human and pets. Warning - more discussion about Goldy’s death. I have watched the cam footage of the attack(s) on Goldy several times. I know it...

Hi everyone. I know I rarely post any more, life has just gotten so incredibly busy. But I do try to read the weekly synopsis and check out some of the threads, and I miss you all. This is going to be a long post. I have some really sad news, I lost one of my girls today. Goldy, one of my...

I’m so sorry for your loss. He was a very special rooster. 😢😢😢:hugs

First Eggs! Hi y’all. Hope everyone is doing well. I really need to try to stop in more often. But I definitely had to post today because two of my pullets laid their first eggs! Not sure which two, will have to pay more attention to them the next few days. And they have gotten so big and...

Hi everyone, and Merry Christmas! Sorry I haven’t been on in so long. I had already been having trouble keeping up with the thread and then my life pretty much imploded right before Thanksgiving. He is doing ok, but my husband had a heart attack and then a quadruple bypass. This came at a...

Yes, I’m still alive. Lol I am 800 pages behind, not sure I will ever catch up. Chooks are all fine, although several aren’t feeling the greatest due to molting. The babies are getting huge! Integration has been going well. Although they still get tossed off if they dare try to get up on the...

Thanks everyone!

A few of my girls seem to have some slightly raised scales on their legs. Are scaly mites the only thing that would cause this? I have 11 hens that are about 18 months old. Here is a pic of the one that looks the worst. There are two others that have a few spots that barely look raised, and...