I sure hope someone here can help me figure this out. Yesterday I noticed one of my hens had a darker than usual comb and wattles. She seemed to be moving slowly, but wasn't isolating herself. This evening when I got home I brought her inside and put her in a big dog crate so I could try to...
Back in December someone gave me a big, beautiful Buff Orpington rooster. He (the man, not the rooster) said he (the rooster, not the man) had just started to crow and was showing signs of developing spurs and so he didn't need him as he already had a rooster for his 4 hens. I'm unsure of the...
I got an egg this evening that was considerably larger than what I've been getting from my newly laying hens. When I went to pick it up I realized it was soft. Kind of like a water balloon. Anyway, I brought it inside, showed it to DH, and then out of curiosity I gently sliced it open to see...
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I have a mixed batch of 24 chicks. They'll be 3 weeks old tomorrow (happy birthday, girls!)and, except for the four Barred Rocks, all have complete wing feathering, most of their breast feathers, and a few are starting to look pin-headed. The Barred Rocks, however, have little stubby...
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I'm new here, like so many others, and just got my baby chicks on Monday. It's been a long time since I had chickens and this has really been fun! My question is about the litter in their brood box. I've kept a base of pine shavings covered with newspaper down and have been changing the...