For the last week or so I have been finding broken eggs in the nesting box almost daily. Today I found another broken egg (really in pieces) with most of the egg eaten/missing. Half of the shell was outside of the nesting box. I have only 2 hens and they don't usually break the eggs.
I...
When buying a hen how do I tell if she is old?
Last summer I bought 4 hens and a Rooster (all Rhodi's) I was told that they were all 8 months old.
After getting them home I noticed that one of them sat around alot and from what I could tell was not laying at all and never did for the year...
No seriously, am a new member and have been reading posts by others. Found your site very informative. I have 4 Rhodi hens and 1 Rooster. They started out as hubbies and somehow ended up with me.
Love my rooster "Lucky" (lucky to have so many hens to himself!) I never knew a rooster...