Like the title says... I find her on the floor under the roost when I put the girls to bed, so I set her on the lowest roost, which is about 2' high. In the morning she can't/won't get down, I discovered that when I found her still there at 4pm the other day. She was mighty hungry and...
When I went out to the coop this morning I found a hen laying on her side under the roost. She wasn't able to get up on her own. I picked her up and set her on her feet and she promptly face planted onto her side again. It appears her left leg is not working properly. She has no interest in...
I got my ISA browns about 10 days ago, 10 hens. I got them from a guy who got them from a guy, you get the picture! They are 8 mo or so and I'm getting 2 eggs a day right now, so my questions are: when can I expect all of the gals to be laying? Also, a few of the chickens are smaller, does...
Hello! I'm getting 10 6mo old ISA browns tomorrow. Yay! I've never had chickens before, I'm a total noob, and need advice. How long should they be confined in the coop before letting them out? Do I put them under lights and if so, how much "sun" do I add? My nesting boxes are ~14" off...
Hello, this is my first post. I'm glad to have found this site, I've been lurking for a while and am impressed by the vast amount of knowledge shared here. Our coop is built (almost) our fence is done (almost) and we are almost ready to buy some chickens. One of our neighbors has 2 year old...