Ok, So I finally got a fence up so that my chickens can free range. They seem to have stopped laying or are really good at hiding eggs. I'm in Florida. Egg productions slows down a little with less light, but not like I'm seeing now. What can I do to get them to start laying again? I...
This is Cletus. (We thought she was a Cockrell at first) anyway, she has some dry fowl pox because of mosquitoes, but this white substance coming from her eye has me really worried. I just spotted it when I let the flock out to run this evening. It's like foam. What do I need to do? There...
someone tossed this poor guy from a car. The powder on him smells like it could be an insecticide. I bathed him, got as much off as I could. He is now in a cage outside, far away from my flock. He is rattling when he breathes. Not standing well. I think one leg maybe injured. I don't...
I have a 4 month old EE that laid an egg this morning. Is this ok? Is it normal? There was a little blood on the shell. The egg was very small so I opted to place it into a nesting box. She laid it on the ground in the run. I'm in shock. I know Clementine has been breeding with the younger...
it's weird. I will see him shake his head every now and then, but it's kind of a slow shake. I had some fruit in my hand offering it to him. He eats out of my hand all the time, but it was like he couldn't get there. He would reach and his head would shake. I have checked for mites, etc...
I bought a Poultry Block for my birds. I put in the run and they love it! Problem is, they are only eating it and not their regular feed. Am I supposed to remove it or is this ok? I have a bad back so I have to ask for help, but maybe I can put on a cart with wheels or something.
I'm fairly new to chickens and looking to learn as much as I can. I started with a Naked Neck hen that just showed up on my doorstep one night. I had been terrified of chickens until Henrietta came into my life. She was special and had belonged to a gentleman who lived a couple houses down...