We use wood shavings for bedding, excellent ventilation as the doors do not fully close. They eat a mixture of chicken mash, oyster shell, meal worms, chicken scratch feed, chicken treats (mixture from Tractor supply), they get cabbage once in awhile, or lettuce, cucumbers, etc that are fresh...
They were all on the floor in their coop. Looked like they were just laying their egg. Peaceful like. No other signs were shown, other than this last one kept on going into different areas other than the nesting box to lay her eggs.
I am hoping someone has had some similar problems with their chickens. We adopted these birds 10 months ago. They were aprox 3 months old. We bought a house 8 months ago. Since we have been here, we lost 3 hens. 1st died a little over a month of us moving here. 2nd died aprox 2 months later. Now...
I am hoping someone has had some similar problems with their chickens. We adopted these birds 10 months ago. They were aprox 3 months old. We bought a house 8 months ago. Since we have been here, we lost 3 hens. 1st died a little over a month of us moving here. 2nd died aprox 2 months later. Now...
I have a ? Within 10 months I have lost 3 hens, the same way. They seem unable to move. 2 of them had laid an egg that the shell was soft. Seemed to be breathing harder, but beak is not open. Any idea what can be a cause if this? Note: they were gine the day before. Eating and seemed fine.