hi! I have a 2 yr. barred rock hen that suddenly looks very old and wrinkly around her face & eyes. She seems to be fine otherwise— in good body condition, normal droppings, active. I haven’t checked closely enough for mites ( what do facial mites cause to the skin?) but she isn’t rubbing or...
Hi! This may be a real dumb question,sorry, but i'm a new chicken chick... Anyhoo--just finished building our coop and realized we didn't include any actual "shelves" for the birds to roost on inside the coop itself--not a big deal for us to add them, really, but didn't know if it's a "must...