I have Two Black stars that are losing neck feathers at an alarming rate, and one is disorientated, and walking like it is drunk. They are in a flock of 29 birds, consisting of red stars and black stars with a half dozen wyandotes. They have a large yard and pen, plenty of coop room. They are...
My chickens are starting to lay, and they consistintly kick or scratch most of the straw out of the nest box. A few birds must be standing up to lay, and the egg falls to the plywood floor of the nest box and cracks. Anyone have a solution? I thought about a carpet pad under the straw, but...