HELP! We added a new hen, about 16 weeks old (at least that is what I was told!) to our existing flock of three. She is a Rhode Island Red mix. She has been in the coop for a week now and the other girls are still pecking her incessantly. She is hiding in the corners and sometimes cries. No...
I have a hen with a poopy butt and a prolapsed vent. The vent is healing with some Prep H and I have been wiping the area as best I can. She needs a bath...and there is only me to do it. Suggestions??
We lost one of our hens yesterday morning to a critter that pulled down the hardware cloth under the coop, crawled in, snatched a hen and left. We discovered a pile of feathers but no blood. We followed the trail of feathers to find the security breach and continued to search the yard for the...
Is it necessary to lock up the chickens in the henhouse at night? During the day they have the house and a small enclosed run to stretch their legs. I haven't received my hens yet and am trying to figure out how all this works!