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My granddaughter raised 10 Cornish Cross for her 4-H project so we know a few things about these birds. THEY STINK! They are not as responsive as our 'regular' chickens. They don't seem to do much but eat, poop and drink. They don't roost. All that said; we are now considering raising meat...

I have not noticed them honking or any runny eyes or such but maybe I'll hit their water with an antibiotic just in case. The shells seem to be getting rougher on the two hen's eggs. All other eggs seem fine. Thanks for your input!

A couple of my chickens (about 1 year old) have started laying eggs that the shells are not formed smooth (the large end is very rough) and the yoke sits all by itself in the pan and the white is really runny. The Marian Cross has lost it's deep brown color too. They have always laid...

Funny about your cow dog steeling eggs! The hens did settle once we got rid of 5 of the roosters but still no brooding. Which is okay with me but sometime I would like to have the girls experience a brooding hen for their 4-H experience. The last bit of chickens I got are starting to show that 2...

Thank you everyone for your input! I may try leaving a few eggs in one of the boxes and see if it helps trigger a brood response. I was hoping getting rid of the stress of too many roosters would help but it sounds like I just get to wait it out! Thanks again! This is a great web site to get...

I have 22 hens and 2 duck hens. Have had them since last March. Neighbor's younger hen (barred rock) has had 2 nestings but none of mine have volunteered to set yet! They have 3 roosters with them now (just got rid of 5 roos), the yard is calmer but not set. I have a variety of hens usually two...

Thank you all for your input. I was at a quandry because they have gotten bread as and add-on to their feed since April and no problems but when the new batch started showing unhealthy signs I had a moment of dought. Donrae: Too funny! My dog picks her own grapes and berries and she's 14...

A judge at a 4-H show said that pigeon breast is when the breast do not develop and the keel bone is very sharp with hardly any meat on it. She said birds that are free ranged have a tendency toward pigeon breast. We had one rooster at the show she marked down for this though he was healthy...

I won't even pretend to know what is going on for sure with your rooster but if it were me I'd get him in an animal crate and get him in where it's warm and try to get him to eat. Clean up any wounds and his eye and keep an eye on him. If he's weak you don't want him to spend what energy he has...

I did not spay the area with vinigar but they do get fresh bedding and I put power in the bedding. Not much but just a tad to try and discourage them. I do not see the mites my my granddaughter says she does. I may need to do a more through inspection before I try dusting again. I clean the...

Vavaldia laid her egg sometime in the night! Yeah! She's a morning layer so It must have been further down the track so I couldn't feel it. She not longer flexes her vent and is happily laying normally again. I took these pictures just before her hot tub soak!

We have 28 chickens and 3 ducks. they get 5 grain scratch and a crumble laying mix all the time. I have been getting day old bread and giving them 2 or 3 loafs a day and they love it. Someone just told me that chickens can't have bread!!! What they Hay - I've been feeding them this since they...

I noticed that her bumm was red and no feathers but couldn't remember if she had feathers there or not since Turkens don't have a lot of feathers. This morning she was having trouble walking but is eating and drinking fine. By the time I got to her, she was walking good too. I brought her in the...

Our eggs are now a light grey color too. I looked up the black Swedish and they can lay grey eggs so now I think it's her. We have gotten duck eggs, one white and one grey for a month now. We are eating them and they taste very good. It was just a shock to get those first black eggs!

Weasleymum: It should house less than I have but it's working out very well. I did have 23 and that was good. Went to pick up 2 bantom hens and came home with 12 more. They are big enough now I've let them in with the big kids and there is still room. I'm concerned with winter and rain (it is...