Thanks everyone for your replies. I will certainly spend some more time with them and see if I can't remedy the situation as best I can. I do indeed have barred rocks! I think they are the best:) I had a problem with one rooster who had to go because of his aggression, but the other ones have...
Okay...I will try to make this as short as possible. About four weeks ago my husband and I packed up and moved from TN to NY. We packed everything, including all 8 chickens! We made it okay and the chickens only had to stay in a crate in the car for one night. As soon as we got to NY my husband...
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Are you sure she's not molting?
Well, embarassingly enough...I DO think she is molting. I just looked up molting and found some pictures that look sneakingly suspicious! I have pulled her away from the flock just to give her some extra protein. I have had a chance to look...
chuckzoo: thank you for letting us know how she is doing. I am happy/embarrassed to report that I believe my girl is just molting! Who knew?? I have been increasing the flock's protein intake just to make sure that none of the others get this scrawny.
I hope your sweet little hen pulls through...
ksct: I hope your chickens are doing better. After fighting the bleeding all day Friday, the roos seems to have calmed down. All the chickens have had to stay in the coop for most of the weekend. They were allowed out yesterday because it was so nice, but they were locked in today. I have given...
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Are you sure she's not molting?
No, I am not sure she isn't molting...I hadn't really thought about that. She has lost weight, which is what has given me pause. Do they normally lose weight with molting? And the crop not being full also gives me concern especially when the...
Thanks! I did that already...there is an overwhelming amount of information on here! I've been reading and reading for the past two or three hours. Sometimes it is easier to repost a topic and have people chime in, but I know how encumbersome that can be.
I have come up with some solutions...
but can you all give me some good guidelines about deworming? One of my barred rock hens looks kind of droopy. She has been looking rough this past week...broken feathers (from the boys), crop isn't full. I am isloating her to see what her poo looks like since I haven't witnessed her poos...
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If it is what I found in the coop today it is a very small egg that some people call a 'fart' egg. The one I found today was about the size of a robin's egg. If I knew how to upload pictures I would put one on here for you. You can search for "fart egg" and find some more information...
I have six barred rock hens and two roos. The hens stopped laying about a month ago for about two weeks. Prior to that I was getting around four eggs a day. They are now laying again but only one or two eggs per day. The best I can tell it's because of the shorter days, but I think it has more...
I prefer to think that my 'ladies' don't fart...they are much to lady-like for that!
By the way, they have been laying but not to the full extent as they had before the winter set in. I guess my main concern is that the egg isn't a sign of something more serious than my lady-like hens 'farting'...
Oh I know...I wait a while too and I don't mind 'the bump'. I didn't name it a 'fart' egg by the way...that is it is called elsewhere on this site as I found out when I went looking for clues. So I searched the forums for any info related to 'fart' eggs. I personally would have named it...
My girls have been laying for a few months now. They all stopped for about three weeks when it first turned cold (about month ago). I was getting about four eggs a day, then nothing for those three weeks, and now I get maybe one or two a day. I have 6 barred rock hens that are 8 months old. Is...