I have a hen, actually two, that I need help with. They were rescued from a farm that left their freshly debeaked flock to "graze" with no supplement feed and no shelter at night. They were all half starved, "molting" according to the previous owner (but I believe it was feather loss from...
Quick question, what is MG short for? I have a hen, a rescue from a farm that left their freshly debeaked flock to "graze" with no supplement feed and no shelter at night. They were all half starved, "molting" according to the previous owner (but I believe it was feather loss from terribly bad...
I'm sorry for everyone who has lost their chicken babies to Hawks or other predator attacks. I had rehomed my entire flock of rare bantams and green egg layers a few years back because I wasn't able to stop them from being attacked daily by a family of hawks we had nesting on our farm, plus...
All winter I've had one hen after another go broody, but I've been trying to hold out until Spring before hatching any more chicks. We have some really mean winter months. Spring is a better time to be born here if you're a chicken. But one of my sturdiest hens is determined to be a momma...
I just gave my chickens wazine about a month ago and have been searching the net for info on when it's safe again to eat their eggs. Everywhere I look the studies say not to eat the chicken flesh for 14 days. Easy since we've never eaten any of our chickens. But the studies I've found say...