I have 15 hens and only get two eggs a day. There is no where for them to have a secret nest. What should I do to increase egg production. We usually get more eggs in the winter compared to now which is concerning. Also most of the hens are only 2 years old. There are some younger.
My chicken Bubbles, A Sapphire Splash, layed a shelless egg a few minutes ago. She was straining almost wheezing and standing like a penguin. She finally layed the egg. It looked normal at first, but then I picked it up. This is the first time its happened with this bird. What should I do?
This is Buckwheat. He is a 13 Week old rooster that is usually very energetic, wild, and is scared when he is alone. I just went outside to find him standing scrunched up with his tail down. He isn’t doing the “alone noise” when I separate him. He normally is trying to pick fights with other...
Hi guys. I hatched out 7 chicks in an incubator and they are now 3 months old. This one is a mixed breed. It has a friend that looks very similar but is a hen. Which hen would be the mom?
Father = some kind of marans
Mother could be:
Cuckoo marans
Amberlink
Cinnamon Queen
Light Brahma
Easter...
Internal laying is when a chicken’s oviduct throws the egg of the tract. There is tons of egg yolks inside of my chicken from this. This is an emergency and I need advice quickly. She is huge, she walks like a penguin, and she is wheezing. What should I do? In the picture there is a bright...
Hi, I just hatched out a chick with a bulge in its navel area and I am not sure what to do about it. Someone please respond with an answer I want this chick to survive. It was not bleeding last I checked and the area is dry. I was just cleaning this little one up and found the bulge is attached...