My chicken egg started having these strange external bumps. They are teeny tiny clusters, which I think of is a wart. And then I have one hand that her egg has this spot like I’m showing here sometimes much much worse which I don’t eat the egg when it looks like that. Any ideas of what could be...
I have 8 RI Red hens, they are almost 6 months old. They are not laying. I was letting them be free range all day, but started locking them in until early evening,thinking they were laying around the farm. But they just aren't laying. I feed equal parts layer crumble and scratch. I've tried oats...
I have mature hens, different ages but as old as 6 years. I was given hens about 2 years ago and they were all fine, but I have lost two of them this week. The first one was sitting, wouldn't move. I moved her to the water and she wobbled further away and lay down panting then died. This...
I have lost two chickens this week. They just drop over dead. I am feeding oats and laying crumbles. They have fresh water. I wonder if the oats are too much for them. They are also free range during the day.I am worried there is something going on in my coop I am not aware of, maybe a disease.
I feed what they call Super Scratch at the local feed store. It contains, black sunflower seeds, peas,cracked corn,wheat seed and from what I can figure out, oyster shell. My chickens are free range also. I have had most of them 5 years and up and they aren't looking as healthy as they did a...