Tonight when I went to lock up my chickens, my old rooster was lying on the ground instead of in his coop, and when I checked on him I discovered that he was very much out of it and although breathing, couldn’t really move besides twitching, rolling his head around, or moving his legs a little...
My hen is 7-8 years old, blind in one eye, and missing the top mandible of her beak, so her coordination isn’t great and she’s a little fragile :)
Here’s a picture of her.
She is one of the original 5 chickens that I got to start my flock, and she has always been high on the pecking order...
I just picked up 4 bantam chicks from Tractor Supply, and I was wondering what breeds they are. They came out of an assorted straight-run bantam bin, and I believe that they are assorted OEGBs, but I’m not sure. I couldn't find anything on the website, so I thought I’d ask you guys. Let me...