I have a 2 year old Polish hen, Lucy. A few months back (before her last hard molt) she quit laying. She grew spurs and she has become a bit more dominant. No crowing though. I had read that hens can change gender. Yea, funny since gender issues seem to be a main news topic. She is my only...
I would like to know thoughts on the use of artificial turf in the nesting boxes. I used to use cedar shavings and that did work out well, but thought to try something different. I used to have one or two of my girls that kept pooping in the box and while the shavings were fairly easy to...
I had a 1-1/2year old Golden Sex Link. Her neck had been broken. When we found her little body, her neck was denuded but I found no blood whatsoever. One of my "Reds" had nipped at her feathers. Since then (about a week and a half ago) we have been on a major rat/opossum hunt (kill). But, I...