In the Spring of 2012 I decided to add a few new girls to my flock. Quite by accident we ran into a breeder that was selling what she called "Golden Pencil Leg Hamburgs". I had never seen this breed in person but their coloring interested me because they reminded me of Ruffed Grouse. I...
My daughter calls, "What ya doing Mom?" "Acting like a chicken", was my reply. The drama began three weeks ago when I was shutting up my chickens for the night. I noticed that one of my "new girls" which I had hatched in the Spring of 2012, was limping. Because of snow I had not allowed them...