Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Wondering if she has a tough of pneumonia, if the rooster stands on her it reduces her breathing and takes her a while to recover. How is her eyesight? Does it seem normal? She's one of the few hens that wasn't sick in my group this year. Her eyes look clear, no congestion that I can hear in her ch...

Yep, she eats that as well as squash anything BUT seeds. And I have to hold it for her. She's not drinking either. So, everything I'm giving her has a water component.

Ok, I'm stumped again. I have a standard 3yr old Buff Orpington hen who has been steadily loosing weight ( I wish I were so lucky) since the summer. She's been a favorite of Oliver and has had a few back feathers removed. I put a saddle on her about a month ago. I noticed one time with Oliver, he di...

:laugh: I think that may go under "thinking like a chicken" I caught myself standing in the veg department of a grocery store, considering price benefit of different salad components, based on how much of it would be used by us and what part could be chicken treats, or possibly the other way around...

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Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:56 am

20181008_162418.jpgHeres one of mine, shes such a sweet little girl.

Ok, we need to swap eggs in the spring......what a cutie.....

I love Oliver. You caught his eye glint which says "I'm watching you" ! With animals and birds if you can get the eye that helps so much. You caught it in the hen too. Lovely quail Jaye, I had no idea they could be that large. Thanks KB, he's a great boy...it was cold this morning...he never perche...

Ok, @Happy here goes.....

Silkie in the sunlight
Oliver perches
Babies....

I'll bet Facebook has taken over from these types of forums. Lots of chicken related information on DrGoogle as well. And these forums you need to participate in. Get involve . Just my take on it.

Can somebody tell me why my Swedish flower hen decided she was going to be broody today? She had a hard moult this summer of all times... now she's going to be broody......no more eggs from her ......freeloaders are killing me

Wow! Should I do something for her? I have had broody hens before but this is extreme broody!