Hi Everyone,
I am not sure what is happening, but my hen has lost feathers on her bottom and underneath, and the skin is bright pink and looks oozy. I chased her around to get this picture. How do I cure this? We did have a snake break in and now the chickens do not want to use their roosting...
How old are my chicks? And when can I stop using a heat lamp? I think they are 5 weeks old. The temps at night are in the 60s and the days are upper 70s, low 80s.
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My hens have been doing well, running around, playing, eating, laying. Tonight, I came home and one of my barred rock females was dead in the nesting box. She was fine this morning. Does anyone have any ideas what could have happened? This was not the hottest day. We have had hot days here...
I have 7 hens. Two have begun laying, and one of those 2 is a broody hen. She is sitting on the ceramic eggs I placed in egg boxes. Should I remove ceramic eggs if I have a broody hen? Not all of my hens are laying yet. Will she get up to eat? I have never had chickens before.
I am a new chicken mom. I bought 7 hens and what I thought was one Black Sex Link rooster, as the chick had a white dot on his head. Well, 16 1/2 weeks later, the one I thought was a black sex link rooster looks like a barred rock, and I am wondering if he is really a she? Then the 2 black sex...
Hi! I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens and 2 Black Sex Link hens. They will be 4 May baths on August 15th. When will they start laying eggs? I thought it would be 6 months, but a client said hers started at 4 months!