Recent content by Chickidee216

Hi there, I have a gold sex link hen who is about 3.5 years old. I noticed her acting off in December of last year she was standing more upright than the other birds, comb flopped over and was just generally off. Her abdomen felt swollen, like a too full beach ball and it affected the structure...

I do. We had 2 roosters until about a week ago we went down to 1 rooster. I'll try to pay attention to see if he's favoring her over the others. Hopefully though it'll get better now that he's my only rooster. Thanks! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

Hey ladies! So one of the hens in my flock developed a sort of thin spot in her feathers and I'm not sure what happening here. It's not completely bald but came on suddenly and has been this way for a few months. I don't see any mites but she does have a scab in one spot that looks like it's...

Ok. Thanks guys! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

Hey yall! I have 8 RIR and 2 Gold sex link hens that are about 8 months old now and have been laying for a while now. I'm still getting a ton of meat spots and blood spots in the eggs. I'd say about 60% of the eggs have some sort of blood related defect. Is that normal? It's getting to a point...

I was just wondering what yall use to give eggs to family/neighbors. I have given away all of the egg cartons we had saved up before our girls started laying and really don't want to buy more just to fill and give away. We don't have chickens to make money but I also don't want to spend anymore...

Ok so I'll just stay the course hoping it's due to them molting frequently. I alternate wings each month... left, right, left. Is that the right thing to do or should I still with the same wing each time? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

I'm wondering if maybe I'm not clipping them back far enough? Is that a thing? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

They are about 6 months old. My fences are 5 ft chain link. Once I clip their wings they stay grounded for almost exactly 30 days. Then I catch one or two in my front yard so we clip again and they stay grounded again. I haven't actually witnessed anyone escaping so it's certainly conceivable...

I'm having to clip my birds wings once a month or else they decide to hop over my fence. Is that normal? Am I doing something wrong when I clip them? I've been alternating wings each month should I be sticking with just one wing? Any advise would be helpful. I have 13 RIR hens that are a...

Answering wether or not it'll make it worse is a very subjective statement. Is your dog having symptoms of a heartworm infection? (ie: Trouble breathing, coughing, etc.?) Is the pnuemonia secondary to the heartworm infection? All giving ivermectin or heartguard is going to do is stop him from...

You can give him heartguard (should be able to purchase from your vet) which will keep the heartworm infection from getting any worse. Over time heartguard will eliminate the infection but that takes about 2-3 years. Please please please do not give your pets ivermectin without the guidance of...

I let them out at about 645 am or so and lock them up at about 845 or 9pm. I've looked EVERYWHERE. Thankfully other than the 2 trees and bit of vegetation in the picture there's really no where else to hide. They're right at 20 weeks now and I keep thinking "any minute now, any minute". Sent...

I've got 13 hens all of which have been bright red in thier combs and wattles for about 2 weeks now. They've been squatting for me and a couple of them even squatting for my rooster for the better part of a week and still NOTHING! No eggs...ugh. I live in Texas and it's been in the upper 90s...

I've got 13 hens all of which have been brought red in there comes and wattles for about 2 weeks now. They've been squatting and a couple of them even squatting for my rooster for the better part of a week and still NOTHING! No eggs...ugh. I live in Texas and it's been in the upper 90s with heat...