A hawk just tried to get one of my chickens, and the neighbor boy scared it off. There were a few drops of bright red blood on the chickens wing and a very small pool of blood right where she was standing, but I have combed her over and cannot find the source. She is mostly standing in shock...
Any ideas how to help me help her? It started a couple of months ago, just prior to her being a year old. And the more time goes on, the more bare her neck.
I have checked for mites and lice on her and other birds and see no signs.
She is not being bullied.
I have switched their food to...
Is it more likely that my 6 month old leghorn, who has been laying for a couple of months now, laid two in one day, or that my 3 month old white faced black spanish laid for the first time?
So four or five days ago, our egg production decreased pretty significantly. I keep track, so I noticed right away. The first day, I thought it was weird. The second day, I started to get concerned. I have looked them over for any obvious signs of sickness, I have checked vents, I have...
Koax, our beautiful black Ameraucana, laid an egg the day before yesterday. 5 or 6 hours later, she squatted to poop, and egg yolk came out. Not yellow poop - egg yolk. I followed her for a moment, and she squatted again, and she pushed out a strand of what looked like the soft but sturdy...