Are you still looking for a rooster? Our olive egger "pullet" has started trying to crow, I posted him in a separate thread, (Gingerbread), he's 15 weeks. We're in Houston but go to Franklin often so you are sort of on our way.
Poor Gingerbread turned out not to be a pullet. He's 15 weeks, been raised by hand, gets along well with hens and pullets and little girls. Very unique coloring! He's just starting to learn to crow, very softly and not yet before 9 am. We are near I-10/610 west, will deliver or meet halfway to...
Thank you, ill try to get some betadine this afternoon and give that a try if she is still hanging on. Shes sleeping, head under whats left of a wing and breathing slowly. Its hard to describe, but its like when she exhales i can hear the the air whooshing out her rear or side somewhere. I cant...
A few days ago one of my girls (I have 3), got attacked by what I presumed was a hawk, she had some feathers missing from the top of her wings, was limping a bit. 2 days in isolation, gave her some baby asprin, fed oatmeal and applesauce, she was back to normal, eating again and running with...
This is the coop I made for my small 2-3 hen flock in Houston. I based my plans partly off of a design in the book 'Building Chicken Coops for Dummies', but my dimensions were determined by the scraps I had in the garage. I purchased 2x6s for the base, 3 lengths of 2x4s for the run, and of...