I have a female 1 year old barred rock. She started acting a bit strange. She will stand all alone and watch the other chickens. She will have her feathers all riled up. She dose not seem to be eating or drinking. Her eyes and comb are normal. I read that she could be egg bound so we checked...
Hello, I have a 1 year old barred rock chicken. I noticed she was standing all alone not moving, with her feathers all riled up. I read that she could be egg bound so we checked using gloves and could not feel anything. She dose not seem to be eating or drinking. We are going to put her in a dog...
We put golf balls in our nesting boxes so they have an idea where to lay. My chicken laid her first egg in the roost. But once she figured out they she is supposed to lay in the boxes that’s where she has been laying. So you might get 1 or 2 eggs in the yard until she learns to lay in a box.
Thank you!! I opened the nesting boxes today. And our new layer went inside and laid an egg. So that’s a good start. This new egg is Tiny but that’s normal ( from what a read). Thank you for the tips!
Hi I am new to chicken raising. And today our first egg showed up. Now our chicken who laid the egg is 4 months old on Monday. This seems a little young. So the nesting boxes aren’t open. Any tips to help us with this new step in there life. We are going to open the boxes today.
Her breed is a...
I can’t get a picture of his tail right now. It the middle of the night and he is sleeping . Thank you I will know in a few weeks when he starts to crow or pop out an egg.
Hi I am new to chicken keeping. I currently have 6 chickens and one of them I was sure is a roster. But he had been recently squatting when I walk by. I did look it up. And it said that this is the mating position for hens. So can a roster do this. He is almost 4 month and hasn’t started Crowing...