My Hen Andale looks way different than she did only a week ago! I am concerned someone switched her? There are a lot of wild hens out in the yard...
Here's what I noticed right away..
Her comb was short and squawty, and now it's tall and defined!
Her feet and legs were white, and are now...
In July of this year, I released two of Speedy's babes... Vomonos and Honey. We drove them over a mile away and released them in a macadamia nut orchard. We knew they'd be safe there. Two days ago, I was surprised when I went out to feed Andale, both Vomonos and Honey had found they're way...
My 5 Week old Roo was attacked by a cat and has a puncture/scrape wound on his neck... it's not super large, but is there anything I can do at home to clean and help it from getting infected? I've heard that I can use Neosporen on a chicken... has anyone heard this?
Thanks!
my chicks are eating the teeny scraps of fabric and thread from the floor... will this hurt them? I try to get it away from them whenever possible, but they seem to want to eat everything! they are a week old today...
they are actually consuming them... these pieces of fabric I'm sure look like little worms.. they are about 1/8 of an inch by maybe 1.5" in length...small pieces... they are just so dang fast!
my chicks are eating the teeny scraps of fabric and thread from the floor... will this hurt them? I try to get it away from them whenever possible, but they seem to want to eat everything! they are a week old today...
All of Speedy's chickies are great... there was only one egg that didn't hatch, and since I had to assist #2 egg (it was in the wrong position) I'm thinking that's probably what happened to #1. :-( I have four beautiful babies though. #2 hatch is just like her mama...it likes to be the center...
I bought this incubator from Craigslist the day my hen died suddenly. I had no experience with chickens and chicks and didn't even know who to turn to for help. I paid $40.00 for a used one since that was all the was available, but would have gladly paid full price. Every time I candled, the...
Here's some pics of Speedy's babies... so cute!! three have hatched, I'm still waiting for two... one pipped around 5 this morning, and not much since. I assisted by removing just a bit of shell-- it looks a bit like it might in the wrong position, however, I don't want to assist much for...
Thanks for the pic! That really helps! Mine don't look like that at all.. :-) You're Babies are beautiful! You must be a great mama! Thanks for helping through everything! Family photo... lol
Thanks to everyone who gave me Comfort when Speedy died...I was grief stricken for weeks when Speedy, my pet hen died suddenly while incubating her eggs... I'd never owned a chicken before, but was extremely attached to her. When she died, I found a Brinsea Mini Advance and put her eggs in...