Recent content by charlotteda

So I rehomed all hens except 1 sweet older hen. She has been eating layer pellets. I can keep her out of my 6 week olds grower but I can’t keep them out of her food. She is laying- what do yall recommend?

Thanks. Only 1 cockerel would be nice but I won't hold my breathe LOL.

I think roo too.

My lavender ameraucana chickies are 5 weeks and 3 days old. Except for the smallest one (nugget) who is 5 days younger. I know it's too early but you know we drive ourselves crazy trying to guess! I would love your votes. My guess: #1 (yellow) is a cockerel - redder comb, very bold #2 (pink)...

Thank you I hope so.

My chicks are almost 6 weeks old and a couple have "ratty" feathers. It has been a long time since I had chicks. I hope this is not the dreaded "feather shredding" I have heard about. Is that likely at this age? Or just normal chick development?

Thank you - I hoped as much but have not raised this breed before.

Hi all, I am an experienced Chicken mama but have not had chicks for years. I bought 5 Lavender Americana chicks from a local lady. They came out of the incubator last Monday - so they are currently 6 days old. Boy these buggers grow fast! This morning I noticed that one of the chicks has cross...

What would you do for the one that has the inflamed eye. My teramycin ointment or honey?

My history with chickens dates back a few years - but I have admittedly been out of the "chicken loop" for the last 10-15 years. Just keeping a few backyard hens. Then, a fox attack left me with 1 lone 8 year old hen. She desperately needed a friend - at a time when the world has gone crazy and...

Thanks everyone

I don’t know yet, trying to find out

A recent predator attack left me with one older hen. A friend gave me a young barred rock pullet but I’m afraid this bird I named “Dot” is actually a “Doug”. But I dont have another to compare to. My concerns - very outgoing, lots of white but it was weird that the excess white started in the...

Thank you. I wanted to get another video so it took me a few days. Her condition seems to waiver. She can be bad right now and better an hour later. I have not seen her really down since my first post. Now she feels good enough to chase the pullets. She has always had a brownish runny poo...

Hi y’all, I keep only a few hens. They have a fenced in run, a 6x8 house to roost in and I let them out the free range most days. I have a buff pullet that has me puzzled. I purchased her last Summer. She was said to be about 6mos old. Probably true because she laid an egg on the way home...