I noticed earlier this week that a few of my hens are missing the downy under feathers on their breasts and the feathers that remained are clumped together brown. I'm not sure if it's dirt or something else. The skin where the feathers are missing doesn't look irritated.
It's mud season here...
My chickens are 21 weeks and have not laid any eggs yet. Today my EE named Rosemary has been very vocal and frantic. She loudly proclaims "BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK" as she paces in and out of the coop and run, jumps up on top the nesting boxes, back down, up on the roost, down, outside, inside...
Hi all!
I've been lurking reading posts and learning a lot since I got 4 chicks back in April. I decided today that it was time to sign up.
We have 4 chickens that are 15 weeks old: A Black Star named Parsley, a Buff Orpington named Sage, a Easter Egger named Rosemary, and a Silver Laced...