We have two broody hens that have been sitting on eggs that have not hatched, and they are way past the time they should have hatched by.
Should I just remove them? I feel horrible doing that to them, but I'm afraid they will just keep sitting on them.
We have two male guineas that are a little over a year old. We keep them with our chickens/hens. The one guinea is CONSTANTLY chasing and picking on the other one. Would adding some females make things better? We have a horrible tick problem and my whole family has Lyme disease, so I really...
We have chickens that are approximately 18 weeks old. A couple weeks ago one of our Chanteclers started stumbling and falling over. We separated it from the others. It eventually became totally paralyzed and my husband culled it. Now we have another Chantecler with the same symptoms and have...
We have a horrible tick problem and I was wondering if there was a specific breed that was better at foraging for ticks. Four of us have Lyme disease, and I am not even able to enjoy being outside because I'm so afraid of the ticks! Thanks for your help!
We've been on the fence now for over a year about whether to get chickens and/or guineas to help with our horrible tick problem, and we're ready to finally do something. I know that guineas are much better for tick control, but I'm not sure if they will annoy our neighbors. We only have a 2...