So, I have some news...
She seemed so much better, eating and moving around pretty normally, but this evening I went out there to find her dead. :( I am really upset about this, and I wish I could've done better. I will miss her, but there is nothing I can do now.
She is about 2 years old and still lays pretty well. I’ve given her some calcium in her water already. Her droppings are pretty wet and smell especially bad. She is eating and drinking.
Hello BYC. I have a problem...
I’ve had this hen who seemed a little “sick” for a while. She’s had a really pasty butt, and seemed to be getting picked on by the others. At first I wasn’t too worried about it, but today she started collapsing and sitting in an odd way. I think it might be egg...
The other day I was collecting eggs and came across this little guy. I don’t have any bantams or young hens, but I found this guy. I’m not too worried about it, but I just thought it was funny so I wanted to share. egg
Hello BYC!!
I am actually looking into showing chickens in conformation events. I couldn't do meat chickens. :lau
Anyways, I have a couple of questions for anyone who might know the answer!
1) What breeds are best? I like the Silver Spangled Hamburg, but are there any better breed options?
2)...
Mrs. Goose decided she was getting bored of managing her flock, so she switched her life over to focus on her secret passion, modeling wedding dresses.
Everybody likes a good joke or meme. And every poultry lover likes a good chicken joke or meme. Here, I decided to make a Poultry Humor Central where you can post all of your poultry jokes and memes! Just make sure to follow the rules!
Rules:
1) NO SWEAR WORDS OR INAPROPRIATE LANGUAGE- IF YOU...
Hello! I am a new BYC member from Ft. Worth, Texas! I'll go right ahead and tell you some things about me!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have owned chickens for about 4 years now. I got my first batch of chicks as a Christmas present.
(2) How many chickens do...