My favorite rooster lost most of his toes to frostbite. It got very cold a couple of months ago and he was thrust to the outside by another rooster...he doesn't seem to be in pain. He does 'stump' around and sits down. We moved him into another area so the other roosters don't pick on him any...
We're in Colorado....site of all the flooding recently. We are very blessed and fortunate that we were not affected by it...but after 2 weeks of 95+ temps and then a week of rain and some off and on drizzles...their laying is off...very off. We have about 30 laying hens...and we've gotten less...
We received our first chicks not quite a week ago. A friend had gotten 9 of them and gave us 3 of them. Buff Orpingtons. Husband and friend went to place on Saturday to purchase feed and bedding...and brought home 3 Rhode Island Reds. Well, my sister complained that I'd never named all of my...