Recent content by ANelson726

Thank you! I'll look into some higher protein feed. I want to make sure I provide them with everything they need. I usually install a heat lamp in the covered run during the freezing temperatures, to keep their ramp and such from freezing over. But I've never done anything inside the coop for...

Thank you! I sure love these girls. They are my first, and I can't wait to get more. Haha.

Usually a pale comb is a sign of illness. I would highly recommend visiting hencam.com. She has a blog and FAQ there. She raises a lot of older hens, and knows quite a bit about health and illness, and how to treat, and when not to.

Fun! They should be laying soon! Mine got very vocal right before the eggs showed up. :)

.. your friends are constantly sharing photos of crocheted chicken sweaters, DIY chicken feeders, and homemade chicken treats on your Facebook and Pinterest profiles. .. your birthday and Christmas gifts consist of antique egg yolk separators, chicken shaped cutting boards, and anything else...

I have 4. 1 Ameracauna 1 Black Australorp 1 Buff Orpington 1 Golden Sexlink 20,076 + 4 = 20,080 Total

I actually laughed out loud and snorted when I read "zombify" Perfect way to describe it. My girls went through this stage too. They would fall asleep on my back patio at the sliding glass door. I had to carry them each to the roost. It was so annoying. Eventually we fenced off their corner of...

I have 4 hens, all born in April 2013. An Ameracauna, Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, and Golden Sexlink. This will be my third winter with them. The first winter they never molted and egg production continued without a hitch. Last year, my Ameracauna went broody for the entire summer, started...

I have a 14 month old Ameraucana hen who has been broody for the last 6 weeks. I have no use for a broody hen. We only have 4 hens, and no rooster. We live in a suburban neighborhood, so we can't have any more chickens. I've tried to break her of this broody habit and haven't made any progress...

How is your chicken doing? I still have some sneezing and coughing episodes from my BA, but she has remained perfectly healthy in every other aspect. I think she might be just struggling with the damper weather.

Oh gosh you know she does that all the time!! I never even thought about it. I'll give that a try. Thanks!

My 11 month Black Australorp has been making this weird coughing/sneezing noise for the last few months. Some days are better than others. When it first started happening I quarantined her and gave her antibiotics for a week. No changes. I tried Vet Rx Poultry Remedy, still no changes. I keep...

My black australorp has been sneezing like this for a couple months now. Some days are better than others. I tried antibiotics, No improvement. she also hasnt gotten any worse, and still eats and lays. I dont have a vet anywhere nearby that does chickens, so im just sort of waiting it out...

I have a 6 month old golden sexlink. (The one in my profile photo.) She began laying regularly at about 4 months, but after a week she came down with some sort of respiratory illness. She was quarantined in a large dog crate for 2-3 weeks while she recovered on antibiotics. She has been with the...