My 8-month-old RSL hens have beautiful large red combs. Today I noticed dark patches on some of them. The temps here (CT)have not really gotten extremely cold yet, but did drop below freezing a couple of times. Could they have frostbite this early in the season? Their coop is dry, with storm...
I have 10 RSL hens 5 months old who just started laying. Most of the eggs are small. Yesterday I found one on the poop board under the roost (unfortunately in the midst of poop) that had no shell. I checked the litter and there was no trace of shell anywhere. The egg was perfect, and the yolk...