.. your friends are constantly sharing photos of crocheted chicken sweaters, DIY chicken feeders, and homemade chicken treats on your Facebook and Pinterest profiles.
.. your birthday and Christmas gifts consist of antique egg yolk separators, chicken shaped cutting boards, and anything else...
I have 4 hens, all born in April 2013. An Ameracauna, Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, and Golden Sexlink. This will be my third winter with them. The first winter they never molted and egg production continued without a hitch. Last year, my Ameracauna went broody for the entire summer, started...
I have a 14 month old Ameraucana hen who has been broody for the last 6 weeks. I have no use for a broody hen. We only have 4 hens, and no rooster. We live in a suburban neighborhood, so we can't have any more chickens. I've tried to break her of this broody habit and haven't made any progress...
My 11 month Black Australorp has been making this weird coughing/sneezing noise for the last few months. Some days are better than others. When it first started happening I quarantined her and gave her antibiotics for a week. No changes. I tried Vet Rx Poultry Remedy, still no changes. I keep...
I have a 6 month old golden sexlink. (The one in my profile photo.) She began laying regularly at about 4 months, but after a week she came down with some sort of respiratory illness. She was quarantined in a large dog crate for 2-3 weeks while she recovered on antibiotics. She has been with the...
I have a golden sexlink pullet who has been sick for about a week now. She is about 20 weeks old. A week ago we were told she was a cockerel, so we gave her to a farm in the area. A few days later we realized our mistake and brought her back home.
She only spent a couple hours with my flock...
This is my first time posting on here, but I have been reading for months, soaking up all the great tips you have. I'm hoping someone can help me out here!
We got our first chicks in April, they are about 18 weeks now. We have a golden sexlink, a buff orpington, a black australorp, and an...