Recent content by Brenda Jones

Thank you @nuthatched She still doesn't have much vocal quality yet, so she is staying really close to her protected run and I'm just being more vigilant about what's in /around the fenced yard- giving her time to heal... we do have a feral cat running thorough the area (that's probably what...

Tuesday my girl alerted to something (she is typically not very vocal) and then later that evening she could barely make a sound... I have been giving her some warm meduka honey water, and gently stroking her throat/neck. She still doesn't have much vocal quality - I worry that she cannot sound...

Update: I have had both my girls on Calcium 600mg +D3 for 5 days now (Matilda refused her calcium today- I don't have to force them to take it they just gobble it up with some yogurt) plus I have been giving them an herbal tincture that is antiviral/antibacterial/ anti inflammatory- with thyme...

My vet (though he doesn't treat chickens per se) said that if I ever gave the girls an antibiotic we would never be able to consume their eggs again (???)

Thank You @Eggcessive I posted a new thread Is there anything I can do to treat an oviduct issue?

Hi all, I'm not sure if it is Infectious bronchitis in my girl, as neither of my girls have had any indications of illness (sneezing, coughing, lethargy, droopy combs, etc.,) I have dealt with the oddly wrinkled egg off and on since they started laying. They are now going on 3 years old (in...

Hi all, I'm not sure if it is Infectious bronchitis in my girl, as neither of my girls have had any indications of illness (sneezing, coughing, lethargy, droopy combs, etc.,) I have dealt with the oddly wrinkled egg off and on since they started laying. They are now going on 3 years old (in...

I only have 2 girls, so I keep pretty close tabs on them. My girls went into a heavy molt (first molt for them) in the fall/ winter (October/November-January) I have gotten just over 2 dozen eggs since November. They used to be VERY consistent daily layers- even through the winter months. I...

I purchased a bag of "Cluck & Company" organic feed from TSC as it is cheaper & local. I have been ordering "Scratch & Peck" organic feeds from Amazon and prices have really gone up. All that to say that my girls would not even touch the Cluck & Company feed. I tried to feed it dry, fermented...

I live in Northern Michigan, I only have 2 girls (they will be 3 yo in July). They went into molt at the end of September and we got our first snow before Halloween. The temps have been variable (teens to 30's) but the girls have not wanted to wander out of their enclosed run since the snow...

Thankyou I will try some of that

Her eggs have been "wrinkled" from the time she began laying. She is acting normally ... eating , drinking, running around. I feed an organic layer whole grain 1/2 cup (Scratch &Peck is the company) I ferment the grains and also moisten an organic Layer Pellet 1/2 cup (it usually takes a couple...

My girls will be 2 years old in July. My one girl (Matilda) has always had a bit of difficulty as she is regularly laying a bit larger eggs than the other one (Merisol). Recently Matilda has had increased trouble laying... she screeches loudly and her eggs are a bit deformed... they are ranging...

I only have 2 girls and I keep the 1/2 gallon jar refreshed constantly- if I pull a half cup of food out I put a half cup of dry food and cover with water back in. I usually offer about a half cup of fermented grain/seeds and a 1/4 cup of soaked pellets... if they are foraging it will usually...

I tried growing fodder this winter for my girls and sprouting seeds and all I got for the trouble were a bunch of fungus knats in my house. The grasses and seeds that I sprouted provided SOME food for the girls to supplement the normal rations, but it died off or got moldy too quickly. I do...