I have 9 chickens and one rooster. I got them because of covid but they're feed is getting expensive and egg production has gone down.
I want to rehome my chickens i dont want to post on craiglist because im afraid they would get used as meat. And honestly i dont want that. I live in san antonio...
I have a hen who just all of a sudden started sleeping.She was very active she liked to run outside but now she just stands and falls asleep.I do have a rooster who also has been almost like snoring when he i pick him up.But im worried about my hen she is 1 year old buff orpington she has laid...
So my hen is egg bound i did an epsom salt bath and she hasn't defacated but after the bath she did diarrhea.I dont know if its a bad or good and i fear this may be her last day.
i have 7 month old hens no eggs yet but today a hen died egg bound she was a brahma and she was small my other 3, 7 month old buff orpingtons are the same size i dont want them to die the same way the brahma.Can anyone give me tips for them to grow?
i hope i can get a quick response but i ordered hatching eggs from meyer hatchery and on the website i put ship to my address i know this is kind of dumb but in the email confirmation it says: ''We have included phone numbers on the package so the Post Office can call you when your poultry...
My rooster hasn't crowed for a whole week and he hasn't mated even though he did it before it just has stopped and i think he has gotten a little aggressive to my hens he never pecked at them but it also just suddenly happened.
Hello ive got two new 4 month old hens and i thought putting them in my flock was ok because ive done it before but this is different.my laying hens dont mind them but the other 4 month old that ive had already have just been pecking them.Ive separated the hens because they wouldn't eat or...
I recived this hen from a friend back when she was a day old chick fast foward 5 month later and she becomes shy towards me. I asked my friend if she knew what kind of hen was she to see if i could do some research but she didint know.
I have buff Orpingtons and they where the right age to move to a coop so i moved them 2 months pass and they start laying this was in july its now november and then stopped laying only 2 are laying (i have 8 hens) its not cold theres is sun i dont know whats happening