I found one of my 8 hens dead yesterday evening, in the chicken yard. When I left for work around 10:30 am, she was in a nest--presumably laying an egg.
There were no marks on her, and she had been gone for hours, as she was very stiff. I had not noticed any odd behaviors--she seemed normal the...
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I have a RIR (1 of 4 RIR, plus 4 Plymouths), who attacks my husband and me. I have been pecked a number of times, and bitten twice! My husband, once (he didn't believe me until she bit him). She runs up agressively to do it. I have no idea why. She's terrorizing me. She is biting the...
When we first got our chickens the kind of layer crumbles that was recommended to us was from a local Rural King. The amount of protien (16%). Recently I had to buy some from Orchelin (very close to our house). It's manufactured by the same company, but some % of ingredients are a little...
I have been using cedar chips (small animal litter) for our coop since the girls arrived, but I randomly see postings on other sites that it can be toxic for the chickens. I haven't noticed any problems with the girls, they have done well with their laying.
Are there issues I should be aware...
Hello, I am Nancy. I have just started raising chickens (hens, only) this past fall. We started with 4 plymouth pullets, and just added 4 RIR pullets. That was an interesting endeavor (adding new chickens). We are really having fun!