I have a couple hens that have toes bent completely in half on the side of their feet. What may have caused this? I don't recall them having this issue when they were chicks so is this some sort of deficiency or did they get broken and never healed?
I have a small flock of Welsummer. They had been laying roughly an egg a day per each bird but now they have stopped and it's been around 2 months or so. I thought they were molting at first since we had been finding feathers everywhere, but they had never really looked bald or anything. I...
After 3 possums, 3 cats (same one twice), a couple of failed attempts, buying a bigger trap, then another failed attempt to craftiness. I decided I was just going to have to do it the old fashion way and sit in wait with a shotgun. As I was walking out the door to stake my spot I finally came...
I'm suspecting I have at least 2 if not 3 roos in the maran bunch, not sure on the barnevelders as their combs aren't as developed as the marans are. they're all around 4 wks old I believe.
I suspect at least the 2 Marans on the right are Roo's, possibly all 3 in this pic?
and this one a...