Recent content by SusanH

What a gorgeous guy! Yes those are the areas, although on my RIR it's much more and much redder. I appreciate your responses. I love my chickens and want them all to be healthy and happy!

Thanks so much, Speckled Hen! It LOOKS inflamed by the color, but there doesn't seem to be any inflamation or raised scales. Susan

Hello, I have a RIR Rooster who has red on a lot of his feet. It's down between the toes and the bottom of the foot. It's blood red but not bloody. Is this normal? The hens all have yellow feet and my other two roosters have a small amount of red, but the one looks really really red. They...

And this scratch would be a treat, not a main food source, is that correct? Mine are pretty healthy now, and I don't want to compromise that going into fall and winter.

Thanks Speckled Hen. I think it was some of your posts that led me to try game bird food, but I really didn't know there were so many kinds. Do those you mentioned come in brand names? The feed store I bought this from (first time there) had Nutrena and Purina as well. Do you have a brand you...

I have 8 pullets and 3 cockerels. I was reading a while back that feeding game bird feed was good for their development because of the increased protein. They are almost 6 months old and laying regularly. So, last week I bought a bag of gamecock food. It has a lot of corn, some peas, wheat...

Your last two posts are exactly correct. No self-respecting Southerner would think of putting sugar in their grits OR their cornbread!

Thanks! I consider brussel sprouts and cabbage to be strong vegetables but it's not affected the taste of the eggs. I will put out another cauliflower head in the morning.

I usually hang raw cabbage in their coop for greens, but the other day cauliflower was on sale and I bought 3 heads. After giving them one, I wondered if it will make their eggs taste bad. Does anyone know? Thanks, Susan

I've recently switched to layer pellets from grower/finisher in the Dumor brand. Today I saw one of my hens poop a BIG GLOB of undigested pellets. Is this normal or is she not getting anything out of the food? Would I be better off with crumbles? They have never wasted any food. I want them...

He started this yesterday. I picked him up and felt all around on the bottom of his foot to see if something was cut or stuck in the bottom. I didn't see anything. He seems to be ok except he limps when he walks and if he tries to go fast, he will hold it up between "gallops" Could it be...

I posted a similar question about a week ago. I have 4 RIR roosters and 8 RIR hens. It got to the point where one rooster would mount, and before he had mated the hen, another rooster climbed on top of him! So it was 2 roosters on one hen. They all run like crazy and even fly up on my...

Maybe it's one of the other 7 then. I don't know. But I'm still so excited! I'm saving the egg for my husband to see tonight even though I want to eat it now! Do you refrigerate them or not? What's the general consensus? Are they better before you chill them?

It was on the floor of the coop. Hubby HAS to build the next boxes this weekend now! I'm so excited! It's small, light brown but perfect! I am pretty sure it's from my largest hen, a red sex link! Yeah! I've never had chickens and never had an egg! Is this first one ok to eat? Susan

Thanks for the replies. Fortunately they don't have spurs yet as they are between 17 and 18 weeks old, but I am trying to get them new homes pronto! She hasn't lost enough feathers to be thin in any place, either. I think she's just tired and frightened and I don't blame her! I'm glad to...