So I rehomed all hens except 1 sweet older hen. She has been eating layer pellets. I can keep her out of my 6 week olds grower but I can’t keep them out of her food. She is laying- what do yall recommend?
My lavender ameraucana chickies are 5 weeks and 3 days old. Except for the smallest one (nugget) who is 5 days younger. I know it's too early but you know we drive ourselves crazy trying to guess! I would love your votes.
My guess: #1 (yellow) is a cockerel - redder comb, very bold
#2 (pink)...
My chicks are almost 6 weeks old and a couple have "ratty" feathers. It has been a long time since I had chicks. I hope this is not the dreaded "feather shredding" I have heard about. Is that likely at this age? Or just normal chick development?
Hi all,
I am an experienced Chicken mama but have not had chicks for years. I bought 5 Lavender Americana chicks from a local lady. They came out of the incubator last Monday - so they are currently 6 days old. Boy these buggers grow fast! This morning I noticed that one of the chicks has cross...
My history with chickens dates back a few years - but I have admittedly been out of the "chicken loop" for the last 10-15 years. Just keeping a few backyard hens. Then, a fox attack left me with 1 lone 8 year old hen. She desperately needed a friend - at a time when the world has gone crazy and...
A recent predator attack left me with one older hen. A friend gave me a young barred rock pullet but I’m afraid this bird I named “Dot” is actually a “Doug”. But I dont have another to compare to. My concerns - very outgoing, lots of white but it was weird that the excess white started in the...
Thank you. I wanted to get another video so it took me a few days. Her condition seems to waiver. She can be bad right now and better an hour later. I have not seen her really down since my first post. Now she feels good enough to chase the pullets. She has always had a brownish runny poo...
Hi y’all, I keep only a few hens. They have a fenced in run, a 6x8 house to roost in and I let them out the free range most days. I have a buff pullet that has me puzzled. I purchased her last Summer. She was said to be about 6mos old. Probably true because she laid an egg on the way home...
Good to know Cyn, I wish you were just a little bit closer.. I would drive over and take proper rooster raising training from you. This guy has to go... I have a huge bruise on my arm. Now my girls will be alone. I just hate it.
My bantams used to be so nice. Now for the 2nd time my rooster is mean. The first one at 6 mos.. this one (a cuckoo maran) at one year. I tried reform and blunting his spurs but today he attacked me for the last time. Should I just give up on keeping a roo. I'm really bummed but I honestly...
I hate to post this because I am or should be an experienced chicken person. I am with bantams...not so much with standards.
I got a 6 mo old Cuckoo Maran last fall from a fellow BYC friend when my 6 mo old Barred Rock roo turned mean.
Now 1 yr old my CM roo has been fine. During the last...
Please forgive me if this has already been addressed :
What is the best source for soap supplies for those of us in the Southeast ?
I'm a beginner....
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charlotte