One of my hens had been laying on eggs for over a week. Today I came home and found that she was not in her box. The rooster had somehow been locked inside alone with her all day and she was hiding in a corner very traumatized. I'm sure the rooster must have roughed her up a bit.
The weird...
I have five chickens and two ducks that free range. We live on a couple of acres and the chickens are wonderful about staying in the yard. The ducks on the other hand like to wander at times. They'll wander down to the sidewalk, very close to the road. I'd hate to coop them up, but I'd also...
Okay... so I thought my chicken was going broody, but I think she just takes hours to lay an egg. She sits in the nesting box for half the day and then she'll hop out, there will be an egg and she goes on with life. I feel bad for her though. Do you think there's something wrong? Also, I...
I think my chicken is going broody. She has spent the past two days in the nesting box and is making funny noises and getting defensive when I touch her. The weird thing is... she JUST laid her first egg a few days ago. She's only 25 weeks old. What's wrong with her? Should I get some...
There is a row of nesting boxes on each side of my chicken coop. The chickens like to sleep together on the left side of the coop where there is plenty of room, but every night one chicken always sleeps on the right side by itself. Its never the same chicken either. They rotate and take turns...
This is the first year I've put a hundred year old poultry house to work in my backyard. I have six chickens. The barn doesn't have any working electricity and I want to prepare for winter with a heat lamp etc. Should I get a small solar panel? Any suggestions? I'd like them to lay all winter...