I need to know if my chicken is egg bound or not. I saw her this afternoon sitting in the nest box and thought she was just laying an egg, but went to check on chickens this evening (around 9 pm) when it was almost dark she's still sitting in the nesting box. I don't know if this means she's...
We just found one of our 8 week old chicks that we put in with the big chickens a few days ago with ALL her skin and feathers pecked/ripped off her head. I put some antibiotic ointment on her head, since that's all I could think of doing. I can clearly see her bone. It is so graphic...
Hello,
My name is Larissa and I am a 1st time chicken owner. I got 6 adult laying hens from a couple I know and then got 7 baby chicks as a gift from a friend. Sadly we lost 4 of them and recently we had to give away one because he was a rooster and started to crow. (we are not allowed to...
I got these as a "gift" and have no idea if they are roosters or hens. I had another one that was definitely a rooster because he started to crow on the morning, well, at least he was learning. :) I had to give him away because we are not allowed to keep roosters. Well, another chick started...