I have 11 chickens (7 three year olds and 4 two year olds). I got 4 more in June and realized about a month ago that 1 is a rooster. I"ve never had a rooster before and have not heard it's the easiest to have. I cannot find a home for him, so in the meantime I guess I'm keeping him. I'm...
I currently have 11 chickens. I"ve had them for 3 years. I bought 4 more the beginning of June so they are almost 8 weeks old. Two of them are Rode Island Reds. One is bigger and started growing her comb almost 2 weeks before the others. She has a different stance and just looks bigger...
I have 12 chickens and 2 of them are buff orphingtons. I had one die about 4 weeks ago and now my second one is acting the same way.
I was actually out of town the first time and who was watching them noticed she was just laying in a corner. When I finally got to her , her rear end had tons...
I found this itty bitty egg in my chicken run this morning. I haven't cracked it yet, but I can tell there is something "loose" in there. Any reason why this would happen? It has a rough shell, but one of my hens lays eggs like that. The picture makes it look bigger than it is. I just put a...
I have a flock of 8 chickens that were vaccinated. I have an opportunity to get a couple more but they will not be vaccinated. They will be babies coming from a hatchery like my others, but I'm getting them from the local feed store Southern States and they are not paying the extra dollars to...
I have a chicken with a partial bare butt and we've had really cold temps and she is red as can be, almost chapped looking, very dry. Can I put vaseline on it to help protect it?
I have a 9 month old Dominique who I noticed had a patch on back of neck where feathers are gone and then today, the top of her head looks like she's been shaved? Can other chickens peck feathers here??
I have (8) 9 month old chickens(first time owner) that have been doing great with the exception of some feather picking by a couple One in particular has a lot of feathers missing on rear around the base of her tail. I've noticed in the past couple of days how red it has gotten - no blood or...
Hi Everyone - I"m very new to chickens. I have 8 28 week old birds and two have started missing feathers on the backside right before the tail. One of them looks better, but the other has a bald spot with a nasty scabby/bloody spot. I put neosporin on it yesterday but today, there is the...
I'm brand new at this - I have 8 hens (4 breeds) that are almost 24 weeks old. One is laying everyday, beautiful little eggs with very hard shells. I have 3 other hens that seem ready to go also. This morning I found on the poop board under their roost, a soft "egg" that was filled with all...
I just got my first chicks a week ago and so far, so good. I've read a ton and researched like crazy. One thing that was said was to put a small sand box in there for them. I did that the other day and they love it. I just purchased a bag of sand from Home Depot. I checked to make sure it...