One of our hens is limping and we noticed one of her nails is black. Could that be an injury or a fungus of some kind? Thank you.
Also, Is this the time of year when laying either stops or slows down? Do we need to put a light in the coop or should we just let them be for the winter months...
We're new at this, so any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. Our hens are starting to lay which is exciting and wonderful and of course the eggs are incredibly delicious! But, every morning for the past three, there has been a broken egg underneath one of the perches, which means we have...
OK - our hens are just starting to lay the most beautiful eggs! Yippee.....my questions though. We have a home built chicken coop - very funky - with a wire floor covered in hay so that most poop can drop right through to the ground. Do we still need a poop board under the perch? Shavings or...