I have a coop out in the country with a dirt floor. The coop is very dirty and not very airey. I have lost about 20 chickens. They get black spots on their comb and around their beak. Their comb begins to droop. The chickens act fine, may be a little lethargic. Whatever this is that is...
I don't know how else to put it. My hen walks around standing straight up with her butt dragging the ground. She acts like her butt is hurting. I noticed that her eggs now have some wierd lines on them like there is something going on in the shell formation. She is getting weak now and the...
I have an Old English Game Bantam that has been "having a field day" with several of my brown egg layers hens. He is the only rooster with them. He is definitely breeding with them.... or trying to. We have only found one fertilized egg out of many. I am wondering if it was a fluke that they...