Hi all,
My sweet, smart 7-year old alpha hen Lady Sybil (Ameraucana) seems to have started laying phantom eggs. She laid her final/lash egg about a month ago, and now she goes into the nest, sits for an hour, then comes out singing the egg song...except there’s no egg. I thank her and she...
Hello,
This is Prinny (named after Prince, as she was born the day he died.) She is a Black Australorp. I started noticing some feather loss around her head about six months ago, but it seemed minor so I let it go. Then a couple months ago, I noticed that her crop area was bald as well as both...
My BO pullet is just over 24 weeks and has been laying for more than 2 weeks, but she is showing NO signs of squatting. She's actually kind of feral, which is odd because I understand that this breed is known to be tame (she's my first Buff). I hand raised her from 2 days old, but she just does...
Up until a week ago, we thought he was a she.
He didn't make us wait too long to know 100% for sure. He's barely 6 weeks old! How cute is this?
He'll have to be re-homed, but I have a friend with a ranch and a whole flock of hens for him to protect. So he'll be happy. Gonna miss this...
Hi everyone,
One of my EE girls started feather picking about 6 months ago. For awhile it was just her own back and was limited, so I let it go. Now she's started picking at her "mate", the new alpha hen, another EE. They are inseparable, and I have watched several times now while Sybil (the...
I don't have any prior experience with Wyandottes.
Meet Gilly (far right in first pic). This chick is approximately six weeks old. "She" developed the huge single comb and waddles within the last week. She's supposedly a Silver Laced Wyandotte, but I have serious doubts.
The farm center...
Hi chicken people,
I've been reading this forum for a couple of years, but just joined today so I could ask this question.
My husband and I just returned from a 10-day trip. This morning when I approached the chicken coop after letting out my 3 girls, my Rhode Island Red hen Bernie full-on...