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Back in December, my hens stopped laying. One of the hens is about 3, the other two are just over a year old. We are in Phoenix, AZ, so the days don't get that short, it doesn't get that cold. We did not change food or anything. We did get 3 Austrolorp pullets just before Christmas (2019). They...

I asked a farmer at the Farmer's Market today how long chickens live for. He said 3 to 5 years. One of the two last remaining of the original flock died over thanksgiving. We were shocked because although she hasn't laid eggs in several months, she was alert, running around, and fine on...

Hello all - I could not find my thread so I just wanted to post an update. Bunny seems to be doing better and I think it is a scorpion bite. The confusing part was that her symptoms were totally different than when another of our hens was stung a while back. She is eating, but still a bit...

My Easter Egger seems "off" today. She hasn't laid an egg since mid-November. (today is January 5) But she has been healthy. And, she suddenly didn't like me petting her. She always jumped up on me. Today, she was struggling to find the water nipples on the water bucket (I put out easier water...

My chickens just started laying about a month ago. First one, then the next for a few weeks. Last week I found an empty, eaten egg on the ground. Yesterday (so about 5 days after the first incident) an egg was in the garden, eaten. As we did some gardening, I saw near one of our trees the...

After bringing back my Easter Egger (I was in denial) I was looking at my Rhode Island Red this morning. Don't tell the others, but she is my love. So sweet. She gives kisses and comes right to me. Maybe I am boy paranoid. So I took brand new pictures. Please let me know. I think she may be a...