My otherwise healthy and happy hen seems to be showing head and neck feathers that are white at the root. She is no particular breed (she came from a local farm so is kind of a mix) but is her colouring is golden brown rather like a Buff Orpington.
Any ideas what this could be? She's pretty...
About 36 days ago a friend gave me two goose eggs (which she did not know were fertile or not) to put under my broody hen in an effort to distract her while I re-introduced her injured pal into the coop. I have only two chickens.
It worked like a charm - and the injured hen even started laying...
Hi
I have two hens (Betty and Margo) who I have had since September 2012.
On Saturday Betty was badly injured by a Springer Spaniel (trained to the gun) who decided to 'retrieve' Betty and delivered her to his dismayed owner.
Betty has lost all the feathers on her back and most on her...