I am a new chicken keeper. I've had my four Lakenvelders for about a month, since we moved into our new house. A neighbor brought us a Barred Rock Hen on Sunday (today is Wednesday evening) who was beating up all the other hens and not letting them eat. I let her meet our birds through the...
It was pretty hot today, and we have have triple digits predicted for the next several days. The hens have been hot and I've been looking for a way to help them feel more comfortable. I saw a suggestions somewhere on BYC to freeze water bottles for them to lay on. I didn't really have time for...
I've had my hens for about a week now, but have only been living on the property with them since Saturday. It is a little embarassing how often I trudge out to the back of our property, where they live, through the forests of goat heads and other weeds to "check on them." I pick weeds for...
I just moved to a small acerage in Northern Nevada. I bought four Lakenvelder hens; they are a little over a year old. I typically get three eggs a day. For the last two days, I've only gotten two eggs. Early this afternoon, I went out to take them some veggie scraps from my lunch and found...