I am at a loss. For the past month maybe I've only gotten about 3-7 eggs from my flock of a dozen year old hens who were previously laying fine and giving us about a dozen a day. Is it the season? The weather? We live in town and have a well protected coop. Our back yard is surrounded by brick...
I recently got a black copper maran thrown in with a few chicks i bought from a local breeder because she was small. Turns out she is blind somewhat if not totally. She has a "buddy" right now, a lavender orp who is the same age. They are about 5-6 weeks old and coop ready. I have a flock of...
I have this sweet French BCM who was so much smaller than the others and we were nursing her and discovered she is blind. She is now about six weeks old and her comb has suddenly changed somewhat. It isn't as big as others her age who were roosters for sure. But it's concerning me. I'm willing...
My second batch of chicks and these are the first black chicks I've seen. There are four. I was hoping for some barred rocks but none of them have all yellow legs. One has all black on top and yellow underneath, and the rest have patchy black and yellow. Two have a smoky color with a black face...