Recent content by Thuebner

OK, I can say I cannot do this surgery. I'm a light headed/blood baby. Cannot do it. I am sure one of my red sex link hens has this. I'm going to check the foot tomorrow. I guess I'm going to the vet...unless there's a chicken lover reading this that lives by me in Princeton MN!

I have 11 hens that I started last year from chicks. There are EE's, Red Sex Links, Barred Rocks and Cochins. They have been GREAT layers. WE usually collect 8-11 eggs per day. Even in winter they laid about 6-7 a day. In the past week they just stopped. I have 8 eggs in the course of one week...

Yes! Daily. Every time we give her the oil and/or water we have been massaging it. I was ill today but got a lot of water in her with a syringe after giving her a teaspoon of mineral oil. Later this evening my husband told me it was much smaller. I couldn't get out to see her tonight so am...

Hi all! I have a 1 year old EE hen that's got an impacted crop. She was okay Friday morning. Friday afternoon I noticed she was not her normal self. I picked her up and for a second thought she was stung/bit as her crop was swollen. Then I remembered reading something on it. I came inside and...

My hen, Angel just hatched her first baby. He arrived last night. There are six other eggs that I'm not sure about. However there are other hens in the coop. Angels a good mom but how am I suppose to make sure there is clean water and food for this baby? The hens (and there are a few roosters...

Hi Everyone. I'm a new chicken lover. = ) My girls have been sitting for at least 23 days. I gave some fertilized eggs to a friend and as of yesterday/today she has babies. I've got nothing! Does it take longer "au natural" vs. incubator? How long should I leave the hens on the eggs? Thanks...