Gladys (14 month Wellsomer) molted 4 months ago. She has all of her feathers back, but her comb and wattle are still greyish and she has not laid an egg since. She seems otherwise healthy, actively foraging and exploring, and pooping. Her appetite has decreased (maybe due to not laying), but...
Thank you so much for your reply. We will be going out of town for 7-10 days in June and
early August, and just don't feel comfortable leaving small chicks on their own for extended periods. We did leave Gladys and Mabel home while we went out of town for a week this Spring, but we had a...
Hi, we are relatively new backyard chicken parents. We got two chicks last summer (Wellsummer named Gladys and Buff Orpington named Mabel). They have been doing great; started laying in February/March and recently (2 weeks ago) moved in to a spacious custom coop that we built for them. Mabel...
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do.