Recent content by maringirl5

They are almost 3 years old, they have molted several times and their feathers never grew back, got worse actually. I have 2 too many roosters and am in the process of rehoming them but these girls had this issue before they were even born. No lice or Mites visible and I made sure to check the...

No mites that I have seen, they have layer feed with access to oyster shell, they get cracked corn as a treat and I frequently grind their egg shells & mix with fruits and vegetables that I "season" with Oregano, basil, cinnamon and other healthy herbs. I do know that I have too many roosters...

I need help trying to figure out what is wrong with my hen. She is a Smokey Pearl we bought at Rural King. She and her sister are the only 2 hens that we have that has feather and skin issues. We trimmed their feathers when they were pullets twice and then as they grew older, their feathers...

I thought that too but when I asked them at the store they said they place them directly from the labeled box into their brooders and place the info cards on the brooder. I am sure there are some mix-ups but this is definitely not the first time.

So once again I feel like I have been duped by the hatchery that Rural King uses! These are my "teenagers" that are about 3 months old (born in April) I picked out and bought 4 Cuckoo Marans, 2 Sapphire Gems and 2 Easter Eggers. One of the EE died after a week so that is why I only have 1 now...

We currently have 11 chickens and 7 pullets that were all bought at Rural King and our rooster was given to me by our neighbor. One of my hens went broody so we decided to allow her to hatch the eggs just to see what would happen and 7 out of 10 eggs hatched on June 10, 11 & 12th! I am BEYOND...