On Friday we put pinless peepers on my 56 hens. Saturday I noticed they didn't eat as much as normal. Today I noticed they barely ate at all. I normally fill their feeders when I check on them for the last time in the early evening, and close them in for the night. When I go out in the morning...
This is my second year raising chickens. Last year I had a variety of breeds 2 Black Sex links 4 Rhode Island reds,13 Brown leghorns, 2 buffs and 4 barred Plymouth. I bought them in late may and by October most of them had bare backs. I tried everything to correct the problem. Red light in the...
A couple months ago, one of our dogs got into the coop and killed most of my chickens. Two of them were severely injured. I nursed them back to health and they are now laying again. Recently I purchased more chicks. I am not in a position where I can separate the 2 adult birds from the...