Hi all! My 2 year old Welsummer started acting off yesterday but her health is declining. I was hoping someone could give me some suggestions on helping her get better. Some background information: She hasn't laid throughout any of the winter and with temperature rising, the rest of my 3 others...
Hello all, my 1 year old buff orpington was acting off when I checked on the crew this morning. It had snowed maybe 7 inches here I'm not sure if she is acting like this because she is cold but here are her "symptoms" you could say:
-lethargy
-puffing of feathers
-minimal eating and drinking
-no...
I put some dried mealworms in their run for them to forage. Other than being broody, my chickens enjoy me bringing them some fresh fruit or other lil goodies.
Ello all!
Over the past few days, my 1-year-old polish's voice started to change. She started screaming at random moments and it was indeed quite startling. She plucked all of her breast feathers and just yesterday started to claim a nest box to herself. She has been sitting in that box all...
Haha, I wish. But I think that will draw even more attention to ourselves. I might try the dog kennel thing. I don't think the hens would like it though.
We really aren't supposed to have chickens. But we live on a Hwy more in the country than an urban area. We live in a small town but a larger city next to us is allowed to have chickens. The neighbors just moved in so we really don't know much about them. We've tried to wave to them but nothing...