Buff Orpington @21/2 years old. She slowly became more lethargic, sitting in the coop all day. Her back end would bump up and down slightly. She would occasionally come out into the run, eat, drink. She will peck at you if you touch her.(she is not Broody). This has been going on for 2 months(or...
We road tripped from South Bend, IN to Polk, OH-Meyer Hatchery. Picked up 7 little peeps.The kids and I are real excited(Wife,-not so much). I have to get a coop built soon...
I live in an old subdivision in St. Joseph Co, IN. I am half a mile from City of South Bend who just passed an ordinance to allow backyard chickens. Limit 5 Chickens, no Roosters, etc... . I have been told by a county official that to raise a few chickens in the county, I need 5 acres. Really!!