I have a silver lakenvelder hen who only in the mornings just sits in the nesting box and won't get out. She lets me take the eggs from under her but won't get out. She is not mean or anything and later in the day she runs around in the yard. What does this mean?
I have a black production chick and a golden sea right bantam chick. Can some one tell me if they are a hen or a rooster? They are 5 weeks old.
Thanks!
We rescued a bantam chick that was almost dead and the owners were going to put it in a trash bag and throw it away. We took it home and 2 days later she is thriving. We just got another chick to keep her company. They are on medicated feed and we are going to start electolytes in their water. I...
This morining when i went out to feed and water my chickens i noticed one of my smaller breeds (silver lakenvelder) was all beat up. She only had 1 tail feather and alot of her body feathers were pulled out. I thought the pecking order had changed but then I saw a rat stuck in the chicken wire...
i have just introduced all of my chickens together and when they were getting introduced my one chicken was trying to puff up and then she couldn't stand up straight and then it seemed like her wing just fell down and she couldn't control it. I also felt a bump in her neck. what could be wrong...
i currently feed my chickens layer feed and scratch grains. but if i started feeding them scraps could i just feed them scraps and scratch grains and cut the layer feed?