I have a 6 month old Easter egger who's been laying for a few weeks now. Lately I've been getting soft shells from her but thought it was normal since she just started laying. This morning I found a wet spot on the roost and my husband said when she squares down for pets clear liquid squirted...
My easter egger just started laying today or yesterday. I found a soft shell egg this morning and was cracked open and she just laid a no shell egg at noon. Is this common (two eggs in one day/soft/no shell) and should I be worried or is this just normal first time later stuff. Thanks
i have an easter egger that just started laying today or yesterday. I found a soft shell egg this morning that was cracked open. Then around noon she payed another egg with no she'll at all. Does anyone know why this happens (two eggs in one day/soft shell/no shell) and should I be worried or is...
my girls are 7 weeks and fully feathered. It's still getting 45 degrees over night here. Is it ok to move them out? Right now their coop (and then) are in the garage but I want to move them out today. Do you think they'll be fine? First time with chicks so I want to make sure.
my EE is about 6 weeks old and I'm starting to worry about weither she's a hen or rooster. She looks like a hen to me but acts like a rooster. From day one she's always been the boss and is aggressive with the other birds. She's nice enough to people. So with the way she acting I'm seeing if...
I'm sadly only aloud 3 chickens in my city so I'm trying to decide between these 4 breeds which will be the best for my situation. I want good layers that also will be great pets! I have a young son so they MUST be family friendly. Also I don't want them going broody all the time since I wont...
I'm getting 3 chickens this spring and want to make a nipple waterer. I don't love the looks of the plastic buckets that most people use and was wondering if there was a reason I shouldn't use a paint bucket. Or if anyone knows of a small (1-2 gallon) bucket with lid.
I am starting my coop this coming spring and I have the coop plans and everything else researched but now Im trying to decide what breeds would be best for how cold it gets here in MN.
I am only allowed to have 3 chickens in my city and I want to make them count. I would really like a EE...