It's been over 12 hours and my beloved hen, Blondie, hasn't moved out of
the nesting box. Her feathers make her appear all puffed up. And I noticed
the red comb on top of her head is shriveled up, not plump like her sisters.
We've had the girls for over a year and I've never noticed this...
This is our current problem. One of our hens flew over the 6 foot fence and made it
into the mouth of our black labrador retriever. Fortunately I heard her squawking and
had Jake release her uninjured. Whew!
Cinderella didn't learn her lesson and repeated the same flight pattern the following...
Our family is new at raising chickens. That being said, when we got our 5 hens several months
ago at 7 weeks old we were given some feed specially made for chicks. After a month or so
we brought home a bag of grains that included corn kernels. They seem to love it. We filled
their food...
Hello Chicken and Duck Lovers,
We've been waiting patiently for our young hens to start
laying eggs in their nesting beds in the coop for months.
A couple of weeks ago I even bought some wooden eggs
to put in their nests to encourage them to lay. Shortly
after that we were blessed with an...
Hello to all the members.
Several months ago one of our sons brought home
some young hens. None of us had any experience
with raising chickens. It's been a learn-as-you-go
experience for us.
I do have some questions and so thankful
that we have this forum where we can now come
to get your...