I currently have 12 hens. A combo of RIR's, Buff Orps (my faves), Ameraucanas and one Red Range that never made it to the freezer. one the average, I am lucky to get 2 eggs a day. Ten of them are 2-1/2 yo and 2 are 1-1/2 yo. they have been doing this since spring. it's like they never adjusted...
I have a RIR whose comb just suddenly flopped over. I noticed when a number of the other hens were jumping on her and pecking at her comb. Now she is petrified to leave the coop and I find her every morning and night in one of the nesting boxes. she doesn't seem sick, she is very docile and lets...
Hello all, its been over a year since I last posted. I guess that means the flock has been well. So, I have some questions, some elementary, one not so much. First, I know that the hens will slow down egg production in the winter but its warm now and it hasn't really picked up. The hens are 2...
Hello fellow chicken people. I have had my flock for a year now. I have 5 each of RI Reds, Buff Orps, Ameraucanas, and Red Rangers. The RR were for meat but never got fat. They are laying now! So, I have read about some chickens having feather loss with mites being ruled out. I have the same...