We have a Jersey Giant hen who, after weeks of 'practicing', finally laid her first egg approx 2 weeks ago and we were all thrilled..! However she has not laid another egg since. I know that with this breed things take longer to happen/establish however I was wondering whether a delay after...
Yesterday we finished the new run and moved the hens into their new enclosure/house. I made them a ladder (as shown) yet they don't seem to know how to use it!
We moved them at night (yesterday) so put them in the house ourselves as it was dark. This morning they didn't use the ladder but...
Hello, this is my first post as a newbie to this forum :-)
Today we picked up my pair of Mandarin Ducks. The previous owner hatched them late 2012 so they are a little over a year old.
He seemed a very nice/genuine guy however he mentioned that they were a bit scatty but that they would calm...