So we have one very large rooster (Unknown Breed), 6 Buff Orpington hens (2 of which are 5+ yrs old), 2 Leghorns who have just started laying, a New Hampshire Red, a Sapphire Splash, and a Barred Rock. The 4 younger Buffs are 3 years old (About to be 4 this spring), the 2 Leghorns are mature...
Hello BYC community! I have been getting ZERO eggs lately and I know all of my 12 girls can lay. Only a few of the older girls are molted but I think they're done with that by now. We did have their old coop removed a few days ago when we finished their new coop, but they were laying in a...
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My goose laid her first soft egg on 10/26/23 and I have not seen an egg since. They are at the pond most of the day and locked in their pin at night. I have looked around the yard/pond and cannot find any evidence of a 2nd egg being laid. These are my first geese and not sure when to get...
It’s been about a week now that my 1 year old hens have stopped laying. I gave them dewormer about a week ago and I also took up a quarter of their run space and started letting my chicks outside to try and start integrating them. Two days after the dewormer one of my birds gave me a egg but now...
My hen has been walking like a penguin for the past week and hasn’t layed an egg in over 4 days I’ve been giving he warm baths and just check her vet for a stuck egg I don’t feel anything she is eating normally and pooping normally what is wrong with her?
Hello everyone,
New member here coming from continental Europe and looking for some advice.
On my ranch I have one Marans and one Bresse flock as well as some Ducks and Geese.
Unfortunately, I have a problem with one on my oldest chickens/hens in the Marans flock. This hen is "experienced and...
My hen is 7 months old, has been laying since 5 months (only taking a day or two off on rare occasion). She has not laid for two days and has been having watery poos. Sometimes no solids, all clear liquid. Today I noticed she was drinking excessive amounts of water which has made her crop...