Recent content by Amelise

Hello! all four of my girls are separated out after I showed some so I can monitor their health. Because of this, I’ve been able to give probiotics in water to just the two that are having this issue. I’d say I’ve been giving them this probiotic for the past month now, but with the weather...

This is one of the girls that poops normally. I’m not sure if the picture shows it, but she’s got just a little white crusties under her vent, but I think that is normal. This is the other girl that gets a crusty white vent.I took this picture now, and yesterday I cleaned and trimmed her. Like...

This is what the older one looks like now. I just cleaned and trimmed her yesterday, and there is still some old buildup and new beginning to happen

I have four hens, three that are 1 1/2 yrs and one that’s almost four. Two of them, the old one and a young one, are really prone to getting this vent gleet that is just white and crusty and compacts to become very hard to remove. It stuck around a bit throughout the winter but ever since...

It would be much more of an issue if I was taking my hen to other people’s chicken yards and such.

Honestly, it doesn’t really bug me because I free range my birds anyway. The locations that I take them are not far away enough from home for them to really to be exposed to anything new, I’m certain.

Yes, but only outdoor places. It’s fun for me and although I got some weird looks, no one seemed upset that I took my chicken on a hiking trail. Unlike dogs, she doesn’t pull toward strangers or make noises at them. So I don’t think is a big deal, as long as it’s outdoors or a building that’s...

I think this one could work. It’s only about $10 and there’s an XS size. I hope I can adjust it to fit Henrietta well. She’s about 4ibs. Someone said it was too bulky for their 11ib dog but in the same comment they also said there was too many buckles. (There’s only one buckle…). It’s not...

By the way, was the harness you got marketed toward dogs? I noticed the screenshot you took is a dog harness. Could a dog harness like that work for chickens?

Thanks, that’s super helpful! I will certainly keep an eye on her. I know people’s tendencies to have dogs off-leash where they shouldn’t be :/ The park (well more like hiking trail) I’m planning on taking her to is no dogs allowed. I’ll also keep her on-leash the whole time 😁👍

Recently, I harness and leash trained Henrietta for my senior photoshoot! I took her last Friday and throughout the event I kept a really close eye on her and she was very relaxed. She did great (I guess because she’s an older girl who’s already had some experience being moved around to new...

Glad I could help! Also if it helps you to know, I feed her and the rest of my flock Purina Flock Raiser (it has 20% protein) with calcium and inert grit options on the side.

My Easter Egger from Atwood’s (likely supplied by Ideal Poultry) is 3 yr 5 mo old and lays 4-5 eggs a week. Usually XL (2.2-2.4 oz) but sometimes L (2.0 oz).

Hello! Just for the record my hens finally started their first big molts! Here’s the stats: Adult feed: purina flock raiser with inert and oyster shell grit offered on the side Region: Texas, U.S Hatched: october 12, 2022 Breed: Ameraucana Turned Hens (1yr old): October 12, 2023 First big...

Just looked it up, that’s a really pretty breed! They remind me of an Ameraucana bantam that’s large and single combed.