First time asking a question on here in quite a while. I have a 16 month old BO who seems to have stopped laying for quite some time. At first I thought I just wasn't catching her in the nest, but now don't think that is the case. Her comb is usually pale pink and she has stopped getting on the...
I have 8 laying hens, all laying since late fall, early winter. Their eggs have been almost perfect with just one or two odd ones over the months. Now, within 2 days I found a rubber egg in the nest box and 2 under the roost. I don't feed layer feed because I read it was too much calcium for...
I have 5 hens that are almost 21 weeks old. Two Gold Comets (sex links) , 2 BO and 1 RIR. I thought for sure there would be eggs by now from the Comets. They've had red combs and wattles for a couple weeks now. Still no eggs. I know they could be laying outside but I've looked everywhere and...
I have 9 birds in my little flock. 6 are 18 weeks old and consist of one Rooster and 5 hens. One is 9 weeks old and 2 are unknown because I got them from a farm. My guess is around 12 weeks. The older ones were all raised together and the younger 3 were introduced. Things are just fine in the...
Over the past 2 weeks I have lost 3 of 4 chicks to hawks, despite them being in cages or pens. Now I'm left with 1 six week old chick to move into the coop with 9 older pullets. It seems so small to not have a similar sized friend with it. Not sure what to do. I did make boxes with a small...
This approximately 12 week old easter egger was named Nora but I believe Norman may be better suited. This is my first little flock so I'm learning as I go. The good news is that whether Nora or Norman, it can stay.