Recent content by MrIgmo

My LBs do this to my Orpingtons and the Orpingtons do not like it. They end up being fairly abusive trying to get the LBs to stop.There is plenty of room on the roost and yet all the hens cram together into a pile at one end of it. They've done it every night since I finished building the coop...

I have a weird problem I'm trying to understand. I had six hens, 3 CLB and 3 lavender Orpingtons. A little over a month ago a stray dog killed my favorite, one of the CLB. So I went and got another one that looked just like her and two blue laced red Wyandotes. I am fairly certain that one of...

If your chickens are for eggs and you address the rat problem (which they can't prove you are the cause of and not a victim of) I doubt the city can force you to get rid of your chickens. Often times they have ordinances in cities that violate your state or national rights. All you need to do is...

It sounds dehydrated, watch it for a while and see if it is drinking with the other chicks. They tend to all do the same thing usually. What I do to make sure my chicks don't get dehydrated is I mix a little bit of water in with their crumbles several times a day and they LOVE it. They start...

Maybe you have too many roosters and not enough hens, that can really exhaust them from what I've read. Roosters are rough on the hens. Might try separating them if you can. Also check and see if something is trying to break into the hen house at night, if there are racoons or something climbing...

There are breeds of dogs that are specifically meant to hunt and kill rats. Jack Russel terriers will chase rats around for days. They used to open up the sewer, throw a few of those dogs in and then go to other end of the pipe and those dogs would shred every rat in there. They are so high...

I thought about it but what I did is probably equally as much. Although I don't see how it could be, something came onto my property and started killing things. But I have a feeling if I did pursue anything with the dog owner it would be pointless or detrimental. The contractor through in some...

In late January we had a chimney fire. They are making great progress repairing it but in the meantime they rented us a house about 15 minutes away that is actually really nice with a pool and the kids are happy and everything. But I have to drive over every morning and let the chickens out and...

Ok so nobody does this because there's no way around the obvious drawback. Has anyone ever figured out how to get a rooster to not crow? What if you spray them with the water hose every time they do? Will they learn and stop doing it? I taught the cat not to shred the curtains like that...

I have 3 Legbars and 3 lavender Orpingtons that we raised as chicks. I got the Legbars exactly a week after the Orpingtons. The Orpingtons were the last 3 chicks they had when I got there, I wasn't planning on 3 but didn't want to leave the last one alone. So I got 3 Legbars to keep things...

If I wanted to breed specific hens I have, how would I go about that? I live in the city where roosters aren't allowed. I could probably get away with having one here for a week or so if I talked to my immediate neighbors and told them it was temporary so they wouldn't turn me in. But I know...

Someone wrote somewhere that all chickens die a violent death. When they get old either a predator catches them because they are slow or the other chickens will kill them. What are the chances one actually goes all the way to heart failure? Is it more humane just to do it yourself quickly and...

You can go to tractors supply and buy antibiotics for livestock dirt cheap. Just look up the dosage if it isn't on the label for chickens. You might be able to just give her a shot instead of feeding it to her, if you are comfortable with that.

All is well. I noticed some nasal swelling and they had some head shaking snot slinging going on, but that cleared up by the end of the day. I already feel completely fine myself. I know covid requires ACE2 receptors to infect cells, I don't think birds have that, but that doesn't mean the...

My chickens managed to catch it, everyone in the house was sick, I was the last one to get it. I tried to stay outside with the chickens to avoid getting sick. All six of my chickens look like they are really struggling, they're really hot and breathing hard. I've got a fan on low for them and a...