When I first got into chickens I loved and wanted buff orpingtons, but I held back because I was afraid that it's too warm down south. I've heard that they're very hardy against the cold, but in nc that's rarely too big of an issue. Would heat be a problem for them?
My dominique was attacked by a hawk yesterday and now he's always turning his head to the left and never to the right even when he's turning in that direction. He looks pretty miserable. I'm think he has a crook in his neck. What should I do about it? Just wait it out? Any suggestions are...
I love my hens and spend a fortune on organic feed and yet they aren't laying I got a light that I put in their coop in evenings because I've heard that they need more hours in order to lay well. It's not too cold in the winter either so I don't think that's a problem. I just not sure whats...
A few minutes ago I heard a strange squawking and when I look outside I see a feathery lump laying on the ground. I ran outside and the hawk which was on top of the dominique flew away and the chicken jumped up and ran around. It took my a while to catch him, but once I did I found a wound a...
Hi everyone! I'm new to backyard chickens. I have 25 chickens that hatched in june and recently hatched ducks which was not a success (2 out of the 14 eggs hatched.) We just moved down from the south.
We bought 14 eggs from a hatchery only two pekins ended up hatching one was perfectly fine, but the other seems to have some sort of brain issue. She stumbles over her feet like she's drunk and often get flipped over. I've noticed that she seems to be favoring her left foot and sometimes even...