“Where there is life, there is hope.” I believe that I got this quote from James Herriot, although I’m not 100% certain. Every time we have a sick or injured animal on our farm, I remind myself, and my son, of this. We absolutely can make a difference with the things that we buy! I buy 2nd hand...
I’m so very sorry for your loss, not everyone understands just how wonderful chickens can be! Butter sounds like a pretty special bird, and she was lucky to have a human who appreciated her. ♥️♥️♥️
Well, I have two bantam chicks that just hatched, one is a bantam cochin x bantam EE, and the other is a bantam cochin. The feed stores in Roswell usually have chicks, TSC gets them in on Tuesdays I think!
I have a bantam cochin hen who is presenting symptoms almost exactly like this, her poop is very wet and greenish in color. Appetite is good, but she really doesn't look well. I'm not sure if her crop is squishy though, I will check first thing tomorrow!
Thank you everybody, she passed away the night of the 7th after seeming to recover somewhat. The evening before she died, she was eating and drinking, and seemed far more alert. Sadly, the next morning I found her with her head bent back over her body, dead. Sigh! Why must it always be my...
Looking for some advice please, Jeremy is a TSC “assorted bantam” bin Silky, who is about 8 months old now. She was laying daily until a few days ago, but something is clearly wrong with her now. When I tossed scratch out this morning, Jeremy didn’t even look at it, and this girl is a snack...
Zoe/Nova-Gen, Buffy/Buff Orpington, Lady Grey/Lavender Orpington, Gemini/Barred Plymouth Rock, Penguin/Old English Gamebird.....I may think of more later!
That's a long list! I'll try though...
Silvers/Easter Egger hen, Pickle Face/Gold-Laced Wyandotte, Xia the Warrior Chicken/Rhode Island Red, Fingerpaint/Easter Egger, Hey-hey/Silver-Laced Wyandotte, French-Fry/Buff Orpington, Princess Poofy Pants/Gold-Laced Cochin, and the saddest one of...
I should probably add that I’m just now discovering “guardian animals”, but I’m very excited! Before I found this thread, I couldn’t understand why all the chickens at my new place had not been eaten; a good sneeze would have leveled their coop. Not to mention the gaps around the door you could...