One of my hens has not grown her feathers back on her breast after she went through the molt. She has a bare breast spot about 2”x3”. Any suggestions on treatments. Thanks for your help.
Lost one of my chickens the other day. She had gotten to where she stayed away from the others. She was six months old and laying. Laying around a lot under the porch for two days. Would not stay on the roost at night. She had a yellow, runny stool. Anyone got any ideas as to what she might...
I have ten chickens that I have raised from chicks. They are all 24 weeks old and only five are laying. I have two Black Australorps, one Rhode Island Red,
three Golden Lace Wyandottes and three Barred Rocks. I thought that by now they would all be laying. I have two GLW, two BR and one RIR that...
I have three older hens that have spurs on them and I am going to add ten new twelve week old birds to the flock. Should I cut the spurs off the older hens so if they fight they cannot cut the younger birds?
Does anyone use dogs to protect their outside chickens? I have lost 4 hens in the last 2 months to hawks. My sister in Tennessee uses dogs with her sheep and she said they watch for hawks and all predators. I would appreciate any feedback you my have, like training the dog and the breeds you...
Hens stopped laying two weeks ago. Thought it was because they were molting. Then a week ago one died overnight, she looked healthy. Three days ago another hen became cripple, still will drink water, but will not eat, she cannot stand any. Now another hen is acting strange because she will not...