I have 2 hens, 1 RIR about 18 months old and 1 silver laced wyandotte about 6 months. I have had the RIR since she was a baby and just added the wyandotte a few weeks ago.
The RIR was the dominant chicken with her 3 sisters (who are all gone now due to one problem or another), but now the new...
We have a sick hen and my kids do not want to stop holding her. (She has always been very friendly with them and does not mind being held.) I'm just wondering if their sicknesses can be transmitted to humans or make them sick.
We only have 2 hens, they live in a wooden coop but spend most of the daytime outside in the yard. We feed them layer mix food along with oatmeal and fruits and vegetables. Their water is changed at least twice a day. We use pine shavings from the feed store for their bedding. The smaller of...