Recent content by hollynicholson75

Marek’s disease was something else I thought it might be. We decided to cull her this morning. She didn’t show improvement after giving water, electrolytes, feed, and vitamins. We don’t have any vet’s locally who treat chickens without having to drive a long way and the cost isn’t feasible...

Young pullet about 16 weeks old can’t walk or stand, tail bone feels loose like it could be broken. I thought maybe she was dehydrated. Her crop seemed empty. I brought her in and put her in a sling She is eating and drinking. Because her tail seems loose, I’m wondering if she might have a...

A friend of ours got some eggs from us. He told us that one of them had a yolk that was so pale, it was almost white. Obviously, it was only from one our hens. I know that diet has a lot to do with yolk color, but why wouldn’t it be all of them laying eggs with pale yolks? Is there anything...

Thanks everyone! Happy to be here! :jumpy

:love:loveI used to have dobies, Mindy and Ed. ❤️

Hello from Indiana! My name is Holly. We have ISA Brown, Australops, Olive Eggers, a few bard yard cross breeds, and Barred Rock Rooster.