We came home after vacation to find our 5 year old silver laced Wyandotte not able to walk. We had noticed she was limping for a few days several weeks ago, after a few days she was back to normal. My father who was taking care of our chickens separated her when he found her unable to move a...
Anyone ever cracked an egg (brown egg from either an australorp or silver laced or buff Orpington) and noticed a blue tone on the egg white? Is that a one time thing or is there something wrong with the chickens? Thanks!
As a newby to this backyard chicken fun, if we are only getting 4 chicks, is it better to have all 4 in the same breed? Or may be it doesn't matter? And what happens if you have 2 of the same breed and 2 others? Do they team up against the others or do the just live happily all together?