One of our hens is broody and has been for 2-3 weeks she wont eat or drink ,except the few times that I took her out and literally had to dip her beak in the water to get her to take one sip. What should I do?
Our 8 month old EE finally laid her first egg today! A pretty mint-ish green and a size large to boot! We are so proud of her. Now all 4 of our hens are laying...yippee!!
All of our girls' eggs, the newest addition in in the middle of the back row:
It's a pretty mint green:
and the girl...
When my mom was little someone had convinced her that "If you sprinkle salt on a chicken it will let you pick it up." I wish i could have seen my mom chasing the chickens around with a salt shaker!
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I had a lady ask me if the blue and green eggs are only laid during easter
Oh of coarse they are only laid during easter, the hens just have to check their calendar to make sure it's time to spray paint the eggs!
My chickens got into my garden yesterday and ate all the green tops off of my beets and carrots, and also some of the vegetables that they were able to dig up. As most of us know, beets stain everything a pinkish-red. Will the contents of their eggs be affected by consuming beets and their greens?
I have 4 pullets. Three are laying. One laid her first egg six days after her first squat, one laid 2 weeks after her first squat, one never squatted before she started laying (and never has since) and my last little EE started squatting last month right after Thanksgiving but hasn't laid an...