Thanks so much everybody for responding ,
I call her butterscotch (the hen who died). She was fine the other day. I didn't notice anything weird. I never noticed any of the other chickens picking on her, or chasing her.
There was no blood when I found her. Just missing feathers. I did notice...
a couple months ago my husband & I got 6 chickens from his brother, they were all raised together.
A couple weeks ago 1 of my hens started laying eggs. Today I went to check & see if there was an egg. The hen was DEAD. I think it was the other chickens.
The hen was laying there & it looks...
stacy,
Thanks for sharing your chicken coop. I showed the pictures to my husband he said "It's beautiful". You did a great job, Do you have a fenced area for your chickens to walk around? or do you just let them roam around the yard?
Hi everybody~
I'm new to this site & new to raising chickens.
My husband & got 6 chickens 1 rooster & (i think 5 hens) (1 died yesterday ) We are trying to come up with a chicken coop design. Last month my brother-in-law brought the chickens & built my husband & I a dog run & dog house.
it sort...
Hi Everybody~
I'm new to this site. New to the whole chicken thing. My husband & I got 1 rooster & 5 chickens from my brother-in-law. I think we've had them for about a month now.
We have 2 smaller chickens (a brown & white). The hens are supposed to start laying eggs in november.
Lets see...