I have had some bad luck with my four chickens and very recently, my flock became just one in number. My old girl, Pearl, a Coronation Sussex (very large) free ranges my small backyard and takes herself off to bed in the coop each night. My yard is fully fenced so I have no problem with foxes or...
Hi lovely chicken folk!
18 months ago I bought four heritage, pure breed chickens so the would live normal, healthy lives and not die from reproductive exhaustion.
To date, my chickens rarely miss a day producing an egg and I am worried they are over-stressing their bodies.
They haven't...
Has anyone seen this before? What appears to be a double shell-less egg?
One of my chickens... I suspect, the Light Sussex, has laid consistently (in the nest box) for about a month then... nothing for four days.
Here's what I found... under the perch.
Two shell-less eggs (L and R - covered...