I put three chicks under my broody Cochin tonight. Things seem to be going well. The chicks snuggled under my hen almost immediately and she is doing a little bit of soft cluck talking to them. They chicks are a little restless though and every time they pop out from under her she is giving them...
My 37 week old barnvelders still aren't laying! What could be going on? One has a nice red wattle and comb and the other barely has anything. My barred rocks I got at the same time have been laying for months and my little 19week Wyandotte has also started laying. I've read that barnvelders...
Noticed my 8wkold Ameracauna eye looked a little suspicious last week. One of my other hens had some mosquito bites around her eye and I assumed it was just that and didn't worry too much. Now, it's looking much more serious. Here is a picture of her eye on Saturday:
And here she is today:
Her...
That was the label at the feed store but after bringing her home and doing some research I'm fairly certain there was a mixup. Any thoughts on what she might be? She is less than a week old. Thank you so much![/IMG][/IMG]