Thank you for your kind and informative reply. I know the information was vague (as was her death) so I appreciate the tips on what we should be looking for going forward to keep the rest of our birds healthy. Thank you!
Hi! Just joined this thread. New to chicken tendering. We have 24 layers of different varieties, mostly buff Orpingtons. We are in northern iowa. We live out in the country and are starting our homesteading adventures…with chickens! Our kiddos are excited to take them to show their...
Chicken is already dead, trying to figure out why. She was 6 mo old cream legbar. She started laying eggs around 4 months every other day. At 6 months she stopped laying. Chalked it up to a molt/hormone change. BUT at the same time my 5 year old kiddo started handling her more as he was...
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do.