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I'm having the same problem with a hen laying normal shelled eggs but with super strong membranes that are hard to break.I have 4 hens actively laying(all different breeds) , but its only happening with my Copper Maran, so I was wondering is this was a breed specific issue. All the other hens...

LOL! Mine is pig of a chicken. She is all over me in the morning when I go out to feed them.

In N. Texas. We've had a fairly mild winter except for our 2 weeks of artic blast in mid February.

I got a Buff Brahma and a Columbian Wyandotte 2 years ago, and a Copper Marans and Olive Egger last year. The Marans and Egger have been laying consistently through most of the winter. The Wyandotte and Brahma moulted late last fall, and the Wyandotte took a break laying, but a few month ago...

Oh no. We are not allowed Roosters in our town. Bummer!

These 2 Columbian Wyandottes are almost 4 months old now. But today I heard the one in front make a sort of crowing sound. I'm concerned it might be a male. It does seem the feet are a bit thicker... "He" is a bit bigger than the other one. But I dont see any spurs. At what age do you...

Hi everyone, I started off with 4 hens, 2 of which have died,and the two remaining are about 6 years old now. This early spring,I bought 3 chicks,and now they are 3 months old. I have kept them together, but separated though a wire cage at night in their coop. During the day I put the pullets...

I know that egg laying is supposed to slow down the older they get, but I just got 24 eggs from her last year, and was wondering if the dropoff in egg production is usually that extreme with these Easter Eggers? Or if it could be the loss of the eye permanently affected her? BTW I love that...

Hi all, I have a white easter egger, who in her second year layed pretty well, but towards the end of that following winter got a eye infection and lost one of her eyes. That following year (which was last year) she didn't lay much at all, but I was thinking it was because she was recovering...

Some bad news this morning. I opened the eye to look at it, and was able to see part of the real eyeball, but it looked shriveled up. So I guess now I will have a 1 eyed chicken. Feel so bad for her :( (yes I am pretty attached to my chickens). Now assuming she does recover and I can put...

Thanks for the reply, Eggcessive, No I have not smelled any bad smell from the face, although recently I have noticed her poop is pretty runny and also smell especially foul. (no pun intended ;) ). We have been trying to treat her with essential oils, including some melaleuca oil which is...

My Easter Egger, "Angel" (the one having spaghetti on my Avatar pic) early last week seemed lethargic and was being shunned by the other hens. Then I noticed one eye was shut. We brought her inside the house, and she's been living in a large tote for the past week. That side of her head is...

That's interesting. I had only read posts about the benefits of fermenting, but have not read about the problem it might cause. My chickens have not shown any problems yet, but I think I might just start a new batch from scratch. ( I had been saving the "juice" from the previous batch to...

Im confused by both of the replies above.... I'm talking about "FERMENTED" feed, not regular lay pellets. My pellets that I used for fermenting are the same old pellets I've always used...nothing wrong with the pellets. And who said anything about enteritis?

so no one's had this happen? Maybe I should just start over.

I've been fermenting some lay pellets for a few months now, but recently I've noticed the consistency of the mash has changed. It was more watery before, and I used to be able to use a regular kitchen strainer to scoop it out. But now its gotten really slimy. The slime is so thick that the...

thanks for all the replies. I'll need to give these suggestions a try.

Not sure this is the right forum for this question.., but I'll ask it here: I have a 60lb shepherd mix dog. She's older, (about 8yrs old) She looks like a fluffy wolf. She is a great dog, but I know she is a hunter. I had seen her catch and kill rats and rabbits that stray into our yard, and...

what is BOSS?

Mine were like that when they were young. But once they became laying age, they acquired the taste for worms. Now they go nuts for them. I love looking at their wattles shake as they down the worms.