When we first got the last batch of hens that were just starting to lay they had the same problems with the shells. Like with our other birds we have a couple of oyster shell feeding stations, in about a week they were as good as the rest of our flock.
He like to and the Roost a lot, has a lot of feathers growing back, they curl like a frizzle. we i will take a the all replyes the most the same wins, thank you now for and info i can use.
I would say you have at least one that is pecking the other ones. The last batch we got came from a place that was over crowed, all the feathers on the butts were picked clean. when we got home a watched them for hours and found two that were doing the pecking. i removed them and the chickens...
My wife posted before, it has been a few weeks we had them. they are now all together, the birds were like this when i got them due to over crowding. The feathers are starting to come back, and the easter eggers are starting to lay. They have a lot more room here and better feed. we have 9...
We bought some older chickens (approx 19 weeks) from a local farmer and added them in with our existing chickens. We are not sure what breeds they are though... So we would like your help!
#1- She is smaller than all the other chickens, has feathered feet. Very fast and not very interested in...