I usually have brown eggs---every once in awhile I find an egg that is faded tan. It looks like it is sun faded. The first time I found 2 out in the run and thought they WERE sun faded. That was when we had over 100 degree heat. Now I find them in the coop every once in awhile and they still...
Have a hen that I thought was broody and when I reached under her to find any eggs her breast was heavy and "squishy". It hangs down even when she walks. She is not broody (sat for about 2 days) and goes outside often. Seems healthy otherwise. I know of another hen in another flock with the...
I have been lurking for awhile and finally decided to join this little flock. (Heard that before?) I have always liked chickens and collect all things chicken. When we moved to the country 21 years ago a friend (?) gave me a hen and her chicks. They were totally free range and very...