Her poops are regular and she doesn't seem to stumble or fall but she does seem to be very cautious when walking and it looks like she has a hard time with it.
Just recently my hen stopped being broody. After a couple of weeks, she started to lose feathers. I thought nothing of it because it seemed like a regular molt. But, just yesterday, I noticed that she has mostly down feathers left except for the feathers on her neck and some near her legs. Her...
Sorry, it's a bit hard to see. The preferred laying spot in the coop is this red container thing. The first picture is of her when she is normal and the second one is after I came close to her.
I'm not sure because I adopted her and she didn't look like any hen I've ever seen. At first, I thought she was a black sex link but she doesn't look like the black sex link I already had so I wasn't sure.
Yes, this is the first time she has done anything like this. But she doesn't seem to care about the eggs and has been this way for a few months. I've had hens go broody before and they only acted that way for a week. But, if she is broody how do I help her? I have tried blocking off the nesting...
A few months ago, one of my hens, Henrietta, starting acting off. She started sitting in the nesting box all day but stopped laying eggs. Whenever I or another chicken gets near her when she is like this, she puffs up her feathers. I have to lift her out of the nesting box and set her outside...
This chicken dust bath mix so the girls can have a spa day
https://www.amazon.com/Lixit-Chicken-Dust-Bath-5-5/dp/B00LV4S0AQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=chicken+dirt+bath+mix&qid=1601691906&sr=8-1
I currently have three ducks and ten chickens (all hens). I was thinking about getting a silkie rooster but I was concerned about a couple things.
I let my hens free range, even when it’s raining. Most of them take shelter on my patio where it is dry and sometimes I leave the door to my garage...