I just found a shell less egg in the nesting box. It's the size of one of the silkie eggs. I thought both the hens were already laying, but I've never actually seen the younger one lay.
First time I've ever seen this. Can I worry?
We have a small flock. Up until last night we had 4 hens. 2 silkies, 1 orphington, 1 sussex. Last night we found Ruth, the slightly slow & goofy silkie dead in the yard. I'm pretty certain our well fed house cat killed her. My wife and my daughter were a total mess all evening. The only...
Crowing - Tiny was crowing for 3 weeks before the surgery. Every night I'd go out, shut the coop, wait for them to go to sleep, then I'd reach in and grab Tiny. I'd lock him in a cat carrier in the shed with the window blacked out. If I let him out after the sun was fully up he'd be pretty...
I'm glad he made it through surgery.
I litterly called 2 dozen vets and chicken farms looking for someone to castrate the rooster. When Dr. Frank said he'd do it, but that the mortality rate was pretty high I jumped on it. The roo is a little bantam, hence the name Tiny. My daughter picked...
Greetings everyone. I've been lurking on the board since March. I was given the link while surfing www.ar15.com. They had a chicken thread that got me interested and pointed in your direction.
I have 4 chickens. I had a problem with one of the straight run chicks becoming a rooster. I...