Recent content by Emrosenagel

They always, always spill the bowl when I put it separate. I can get the girls layer feed though, since the hens are separate from the pullets and chicks. I just haven’t gotten to the store yet and had the flock raider on hand.

Yeah I have oyster shells mixed in, and i can give her some probiotics I suppose. Can’t hurt! really? I thought it should have no smell at all. It hadn’t before a few days ago, at least not as strong. I’ll have to smell the other hens breath to compare (what an odd sentence lol)

Yup, same hen. She even went broody last week, had to break her out of it. Laid her first egg since then today. She still jerks her crop, and now her breath is a little stinky (smells just like the feed) but acts normal.

Hello! I’m really going through with one of my hens. It’s been a month now and her crop never wants to empty all the way. It isn’t hard, isn’t exactly squishy. Feels normal-ish most of the time. She poops all the time, all normal; eats and drinks if she can; acts completely normal. Ive tried...

Yeah, it doesn’t fully close in the middle. Is this the beginning of a crossed beam? And when you say file her bottom beak, do you mean the tip?

Hello! Im not sure if I made a mistake or not, but I noticed one of my jersey giants (5 weeks old) had her stuck a little open and her top beak looked pretty long. I decided to give it a little trim, something I’ve done before, but when I did it now looks like her top beak is a tad shorter than...

I suppose so. It was particularly hot today, and maybe she didn’t eat very much, too. For now I’ll keep an eye on her.

Right when I put them up, at about 830. They free ranged for about an hour and a half before bed.

Hello! This is a first time occurrence with this particular chicken, so I’m not overtly concerned, but I am curious. My pullets (13 weeks, bantams Serama/cochins) occasionally go bed with empty crops. It varies on who it is, but it just seems odd. They act normal and eat/drink. We’re having...

They are four weeks old btw

Hello! I got four Jersey giant chicks four weeks ago, and I have a question for anyone familiar with the breed. I’ve noticed, compared to the other chicks I’ve raised, these girls look rough feather-wise. It’s like their bodies are growing too fast for their feathers? One in particular is a...

I actually think she’s fine now. I was just over analyzing everything she was doing, but she acted fine today besides the bloodiness. Thanks anyway! Of anything changes with her, I’ll be back!

She just randomly sits down. Doesn’t always yell at me when I approach but sometimes. For example, normally in the mornings before I let them out they all pace in the coop and scratch the hay. Today, she was laying down on the floor while others paced. She didn’t yell at me, didn’t move when I...

Hello! I have a 10 month old Cochin bantam (my problem chicken) who went broody back in January and hatched some eggs in February, as I had a really hard time trying to get her un- broody. I just gave up and gave her some eggs. Anyway, she is apparently ready to go broody again and is...

Yes, she is a bantam. I’m also leaning toward some kind of game chicken because of her face. She also has legs for days compared to my other bantams lol I’ve got two Andalusians, and they never looked like that when they were pullets. I also thought at first she might be one of them, too.