My 1 1/2 yr old Barred rock hen is sick. She has been losing feathers on her back for about 2 months (thought it was the rooster because it was just on her back. She was laying and doing just fine but I have noticed a slight decrease in egg production over the last couple weeks. 2 days ago she...
I am in mourning this morning. My favorite EE hen has been losing feathers over the last month or so. We had babies hatch so I put 4 of my larger hens and rooster in the covered run to separate them from the babies because I do not have a grow out pen. About a month ago I noticed my favorite...
I took my 2 week old chicks outside today for the first time. I was supposed to get sexed chicks all pullets. One of the silkies acted kind of weird as soon as the sun hit her. She started opening her mouth like she was crowing but no sound came out. She kept doing this over and over. There...