I went out to gather eggs today and found one with a LOT of blood smear on it. I check the hens and one has a vent that looks pretty nasty. This is the first I've noticed it but we were low on eggs the past few days, so I don't know if she layed any the past few days prior to this one...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm TOTALLY new... been thinking about it for a while... caved in over the weekend. Now.... to learn about keeping chickens. This is not to say I've never been around them... as a kid, our family kept 3 hens and a rooster in the...