Hi! I'm putting in a small pond near where my chickens roam. I want to put some plants around it. I bought a sweet broom, a dianthus, and some alyssum I'm going to plant into the yard somewhere. I also have a French broom and a Spanish broom that are waiting for a spot in the yard as well. My...
Hi! I was given these hens a year and a half ago. They are about 2 years old. Does anyone know what they are? The black one is next to her silkie boyfriend, so you have some size reference. They are basically bantam sized. They lay a cream colored egg a little bigger that silkie eggs. The black...
Hi! My 2 chicks are 9 weeks old today. I bought 8 of them at 6 weeks old. These 2 are the cockiest by far, fight and pick on everyone else. There's a couple more that are very cocky as well, but these 2 are the top. I do know that fighting and cockiness are not the only determining factor...
Hi! I just bought eight 6 week old silkies from a local person on Craigslist. I've never bought 6 week old chicks before, I've always hatched them myself. My husband and I liked the idea of doing this because we want to travel more this year & wanted get an early start on chicks while skipping...
Hi! I have a houdan rooster, about 6-7 months old. His feet look bad, and seem to be getting worse. I'm thinking maybe bumblefoot or maybe mites... 🤷♀️ I've only dealt with bumblefoot once ever, and it was actually with my female houdan several months ago. We caught that very early and took...
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I have several questions. Back at the end of August I saw worms in 1 of my chicken's poop. I don't know which chicken. I have 72 chickens total. A bantam coop and a standard coop. I also got chicken mites at that time and decided to use ivermectin. I gave it to them twice, 10 days apart...
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I need help. I've been noticing my chickens shedding their intestinal lining. I'm so confused on all of this. I have 72 chickens (12 of them are 1 & half years old, and the rest are about 6 months old). I see about 6-10 intestinal lining poops per day, and it's been happening for...