My girl, probably 2 yo, started staying in the egg box. I thought she was brooding but when I took her out, she plopped and her tail was hanging down almost like her underside was too heavy and stayed in same position for some time. I took her in and set her in warm water. Nothing felt hard to...
I just noticed 2 if my hens had lighter areas and i want to make sure it's not something worrisome. Also, the second one got some white tips recently on her feathers, I'm thinking molting?
I would love to keep him. Sadly local ordinances won't allow it and I'm sure the crowing would get reported by someone. I do appreciate all the responses although not what I was hoping to hear 😭
I got my hens from a local store in March, some were one week apart and I got them in the span of 3 weeks. My golden buff orpington was the friendliest one and the most bold. I noticed she grew quicker and today I may have heard some minor crowing. I am absolutely horrified at the possibility of...
My beautiful lady got hurt somehow, or is sick, but she has not been able to bear weight on her leg for at least 2 months. However, even with the injury She was active, laying, eating, drinking, perching etc. I introduced a small flock of new chickens, separated by fence a few weeks ago and now...
How do I prevent water from growing algae? We have a water cooler as we cannot hook up fresh water. We live in a warm climate and the cooler turns yellow very quickly. I read some posts where it said to add apple cider vinegar so I added a few splashes which seems to help but doesn't get rid of...