Free range on 85 acres. One of our wilder hens has been showing a severe limp lately, about 10 days. I finally was able to catch her today in a driving rain storm. One leg does not move but I cannot discern a break. Both legs show swelling and some soft lumps. According to Storey's Poultry it...
We free range Black Astros and White Rocks along with many Guineas. One of the astros has a severely swollen chest, she keeps her head held back behind it and has a white clotted vent. She is lethargic but has been hanging in there for a number of days. She will move about but seems to be...
I am about to plant our spring garden. We free range our guineas and chickens and wonder if they will damage our plants as they come up. I know we lost a number of tomatoes last year to chickens and our second planting of okra was nipped off as it appeared above ground. It will cost over $400 to...
Over the past month or so all of our eggs, brown and white, have come with dents/breaks in the pointed end. This should be the strongest part of the shell, what's up?
We purchased a mix of breeds from Ideal Poultry last year and now have laying hens who are still living in the greenhouse. We need to build a hen house but want our chickens to free range on our farm during the day. The guineas sleep in the trees so no problem but we want the greenhouse girls to...