Recent content by LER23

I have fed them Layena crumble and pellets, also an organic feed blend I bought from a man who has a pretty big setup, who sells to Market of Choice (a local Whole Foods-style grocery chain) they forage in the back yard and I give them dried mealworms and cracked corn as a treat once a day...

So can you suggest what else might be causing her to have runny poop? Fyi I have 4 other chickens, who have no issues....

I have a chicken that has had runny poo since December. I added a little diatomaceous earth to her feed and poop got more solid for a while, but now she is back at it. I added d.e. again, figuring it is good for all of them, but think perhaps she needs something more. Is there such a thing...

You were right, the worst is over. They all seem fine now, but for the life of me I can't figure out where my new girl roosts at night. I checked on all of them about a half hour before dusk and she was foraging with the other girls, and less than 45 minutes later they were all settling into...

Not sure of the pecking order, except that my OE is the most aggressive toward New Girl, of all of them. Here is what happened just about 4 hours ago: I had to sequester New Girl at the back of the coop run by the dog kennel I was using as her temporary digs, using some portable dog fencing...

Here goes: I just caught a beautiful adult hen (looks like a gold-laced Wyandotte) and am planning to integrate. She is pretty wild, as she has been living on the streets. I posted in local facebook pages about her, but no one claimed her. I have a run that is attached to the coop/shed, and...

I'm actually thinking of adding another nest box, as one of my hens sermed to be pacing and looking for a good place to lay her egg the other day. My 2 nest boxes were occupied....

Thanks so much for your advice. I did put plates of yogurt out and, like yours, they went crazy over it. I am in the process of checking all of the chickens, all over, and so far no mites. Shirley, my chicken with diarrhea, didnt appear to have crop or abdomonial issues when I checked her, and...

Put yogurt out. They love it! Not sure if my diahrrea chicken ate any, as she was sitting on her egg when I first put it out.

Lol you are assuming that my chickens are docile. But yes, I will check more places for mites. I did see healthy skin. I will put the yogurt out in a couple of bowls. Thanks!

Corrections: At the beginning of my response, I was explaining that all of the chickens bully. My one little chicken that seems to be developmentally disabled. I spoke my message and what my phone typed out looks a little garbled. Also, lethered should have read lethargic.

I'm pretty sure she's not getting bullied. She may not be the alpha, but as a group. They all bully this one little Chicken. And that seems to be developmentally disabled. I've been watching her pretty close for the last 24 hours and I can't tell if she's lethared or not. Because she does tend...

Since it is only one of my 6 chickens, I don't think it is poor nutrition. I will check her crop and abdomen, thanks. Is there a "home remedy" for worming? I am not averse to taking her to the vet for a prescription medication, just wondering.

Thanks. They are kinda wild, except that they let me pet them when they curtsey. So I will check them tomorrow. I have plain yogurt I can give them all. Do I just put it in a bowl for them? Or should I mix it with their feed?

I feed them all flock food from Coastal Farm, can't remember the brand name. I will be switching soon to am all flock feed that a chicken farmer near me, who supplies eggs to a chain of organic grocery stores.