i have a hen that really likes to lay her eggs in a basket on our porch. it snowed pretty bad last night and she can’t get to the basket today. she’s been pacing back & forth trying to get to it all day. we have nesting boxes accesible to her & everyone else lays there. sun is almost down and...
i have a pullet, 3 months, that’s walking with her tail down, almost like she’s limping. she’s still active, eating, drinking, pooping. when i let them all out to free range she attempts to keep up but because of the way she’s walking, she can’t. we noticed this yesterday afternoon, she had been...
a couple days ago we let our chicks out for some explore time and noticed this one pooped blood (we haven’t named her yet). since then we’ve treated all chicks with corrid and separated so there would be bloody poop in the chick pen. she was down for a day but has perked up since. she’s pretty...
i live in a very humid state, i’m in suffolk virginia, so we get very hot humid summers. this is our first summer with chickens(orpingtons, ameraucanas) any tips, tricks, anything specific i need to know to help these chickens tackle this va summer heat.
thanks in advance !!
i recently had a chick pass & i’ve been keeping a close eye on the others. they like to just sit & chill and although i just think they’re resting i just want to make sure it’s normal. they don’t do it all day. they still walk around and peck at the ground, eat and drink like normal. so i think...
i’m a new member to this site & to chickens. we recently got some chickens a little over a month ago. we’re already loving it so much. i hope to learn a lot from this site and make sure our chickens stay happy & healthy !!