We had a backyard flock of three hens but a foster dog managed to sneak in their chicken yard and kill two of them. We are down to one Silkie who goes broody VERY frequently, but it is also December (but in Central Texas, so it doesn't get very cold). I'm wondering what the best course of...
Here is the rundown of my situation!
- 3 1/2 weeks old Easter Egger or Wellsummer, seems to have developed so far normally. Immunized.
- symptoms: laying down constantly, kind of stumbling when she gets up, but can stand on her feet when placed on the floor that way. But then she just lays...
We are raising 8 chicks that arrived this week, and deciding on a coop. All different breeds, all pullets (hopefully). They will be free-range. There is a local guy who builds a coop for 4-6 that we really like and is priced right, but he only builds the one model so we'd have to buy two coops...