Recent content by gmachicken

I am now in the “Retirement “ stage. I have 5 hens 4 are around 6 years old and the 5th is or near 12 years. She raised (with her sister) many day old chicks. She was not the favorite mama 🤣🤣. I’ve had chickens since 2009. They have been a lot of fun but also worry and work. I’m in So Oregon. My...

Hi there, I have 9 older hens one is 6 years old and the rest 3-5 years old. They are 5 Buffy O's; 1 Easter Egger; 1 Barred Rock; the other two are not coming to mind. A new flock of seven raised by two Bantam Cochin are now crowded in a small mini coup. They are loose in the mid to late...

Thank you all for your advice. Red passed away a couple of days later. I will keep this info as it will happen again I'm sure!

Do you put pine shavings over it? (the pea gravel) I have a dirt floor and when it rains as it is doing now in So Oregon The edges get wet and the bedding goes bad. Maybe this is my answer around the edges. Thanks for the idea.

Also have a heater on her.

Thank you for your help. I checked her out a little better. Her breathing is regular. Stronger than before. She does have an issue at her vent. Still "leaking". It seemed pretty firm in that area. She prefers laying on her side. I got some fluids in her for the night. I'll get her to...

Thank you Dan in Penn. I will keep that in mind.

My Black sexlink is not doing well. I think she is about 4 years old. As I was getting ready to leave for a few days I noticed that she was not as active. By the time I got home she was on the floor of the coop. Not doing well at all. Her waddles and comb were looking pretty bad, unable to...

Hi everyone. I haven't been on here for a while. I know you all are very helpful with most things. I am putting my garden up for the winter. I know that tomato plants and green tomatoes are not good for them so I'm getting rid of all that first and covering the strawberry bed. Can they...

Thanks for the comments regarding the bucket and nipples. In my little coop with only 2 chickens in it I used a coffee cup heater and put a ceramic pot holder upside down on it then a plastic waterer on top of it. Has worked very well as long as I don't fill it to full as the top part will...

I'm not a tracker but that first one looks more like a coon but the size would make a difference. :)

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is a Barred Rock about 2 1/2 years old. She has been loosing weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Today she has a "croopy" call, did not eat her morning treats...

Hi there, I have 17 hens. 5 are bantys the rest big girls. For the last while we have been losing at least one egg a day to an egg eater. It seems that they leave the little eggs alone. It also seems that it is in the same couple of nests. I try to clean out what ever they are on when I check...

Thank you all, I have been consistently discouraging it from my yard. Not to say anything bad would not happen. If I see him I shine my strong flashlight in his eyes until he heads out of Dodge so to speak. Not to think that he doesn't come back afterward. It has been interesting the...

Thank you, How does one give garlic? whole, crushed mixed with feed? How much for 16 hens. Just in case I need it.