we have a barred plymouth rock whose comb was so big it flopped over to one side. we named her queen elizabeth because my granddaughter said her comb looked like a floppy hat like the queen wears. i was giving treats to the hens yesterday and looked for queen, but didn't see her. i called again...
this morning when i let our hens out of the coop, i noticed that one of our barred plymouth rock pullet's comb was bright red. upon closer inspection i saw that she is missing feathers on her rump and the skin there is also bright red, as are her feet. our temps drop down to the teens at night...
3 of our chickens began laying about 2 weeks ago. we have rhode island reds and barred plymouth rocks. we built their coop and followed byc advice on nesting boxes, which are about 24 inches off the floor. all 3 of the chickens are laying their eggs on the roosting boards which are 5-6 feet off...
we got our chicks 3 days ago. we have 16 pullets and one cockerel. all of the pullets are feathering out and growing like crazy. they are active, running all over the brooder eating, drinking and scratching. our litte roo is still a little fluff ball, spends most of his time sitting snuggled in...