Recent content by mammajen

Oh geez.. what does "go broody" mean? Like I said.. total novice here. And yes, the hens are 18-20 months old

Well, that certainly makes me feel better because it doesn't look pretty. No mites that I can tell. The rest just have messy feathers falling out everywhere. Additionally, they've been doing this atleast 4 months, but the woman at the Feed store says due to our weather (CT) they may extend their...

Hi there, has anyone seen chickens looking like this? I do not think this is simple molting, but as I am new with chickens, I could be wrong..

I just came on the site specifically for your same problem. A thread from 2009 lists Plaster of Paris and peanut butter, in equal parts, mixed with a little vegetable or olive oil. Roll them into little balls and put them where it's out of reach of our chickens and from what people are saying...