I live in downstate NY and this weekend we are supposed to have highs of 18 degrees and lows of -5 (windchill reaching 30 to 40 below zero). My husband and I have four chickens (two americana and two rhode island reds) whose coop is a converted swing set. The actual coop area is above ground...
I am a new member who just joined today. We had to put one of our Reds down this morning at the Vets and I am truly upset by this.
We got three Reds in April, all egg laying age. About a week ago one of them began to act strangely. It started when my husband turned her gently upside down in an...