We've got a problem. The "run" is a 10X10 ft dog run with a tarp roof. 3 RIR's have a small "habitat" chicken house on one side of the run and my 3 games have a similar habitat on the other side. Both haver nice roosts, pine shavings and two good nesting boxes each. All of the girls who lay...
Hi,
I've got 3 RIR pullets now laying - hatched in February, and 3 game pullets - one laying - hatched in March or April. The games were introduced to the reds in August. Since then a new RIR pecking order has developed with a new gal taking over the top spot. (There are no roos as they're...
Hello chickendocs,
My 3 1/2 month old RIR pullet is ill, but appears to kind of be on the mend. Three days ago I found her in the coop on her side unable to move. I brought her out into the yard and cleaned her pooey tailfeathers, then fed her water with a dropper. I brought her inside and...