Thanks for the replys she hasn't been broody for a month now. She eats and drinks, poos are normal and has no mites. I'm thinking more that she is molting. But could be wrong. Her feathers don't look healthy
Hi I have a road island red hen which was broody when she come of the nest she seemed ill, Its been over a month and still not laying eggs
Symptoms are feathers look all ruffled and may be losing some, dosnt move much and comb is not bright red, looks like it has lost wieght she has not layed an...
I have 9 chickens and am getting 8 eggs a day so I have plenty of eggs. Just don't like to be wastefull. Now I know it lays there I will look every day
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I was cleaning one of my garden beds and found 10 eggs there, don't know how long they have been there for, but I have noticed one of my chooks going in there.
I know they are from one of my new layers which started laying about 3 weeks ago from the size of the eggs.
my question is will...
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I took there water away 2 hrs before bed and put wormer solution in water the next morning.
They went to drink and as soon as they noticed it they would not drink it at all.
I left it there for 6 hrs and they would not touched it, as soon as I gave them fresh water they...
I noticed one poop had round worms in it, they appeared dead as they were not moving.
so I went and brought some dewormer named worm enda, I followed the instructions but my chooks would not drink it, so after 6 hrs I took it away and gave them fresh water and they lapped it up.
how can I get...
Hi I used worm enda. I did exactly what the label said and the chickens would not drink it at all. I left it there for 6 he's and would not touch it. I wasted my money on that one. Has any one had any luck with that product
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I have 5 laying hens and just purchased 4 chicks which are 8 weeks old. I have them in the same run with a divider. My layers I am feeding laying pellets and the chicks are on unmedicated grower mash. I what to let them run together and have tried but the chicks go to eat the laying...
My hen has been sitting on her fertile eggs for 5 days. Is it safe to move her to another nest as other chickens are laying in the nest. How do I go about it and what are the chances she will abandon them. She only comes out very rarely. I do remove the new eggs daily but don't want to disturb...
My road island red just laid two soft shell eggs 5 minutes apart. She also laid one about a week ago and one about 3 weeks ago. All the rest of my chooks lay normal eggs. Is that a problem or is this normal. Thanks.