We have 2 laying hens that are about a year old. We have 11 new pullets from this spring. We built a new coop because our original coop was found lacking over the winter months (one hen lost all her toes on one foot). My question is when and how to introduce the chickens to each other so we can...
We have a hen that got severe frostbite on her feet this winter. Her one foot is mostly okay and the other is mostly dead. We thought she was infected and we never thought she would lay (they didn't lay at all lat year) but we started getting 2 eggs some days (we have 2 laying hens now). My...
My one hen apparently got frostbite a couple weeks ago. I feel horrible that we didn't notice and her one foot looks like most of the toes are dead. She is walking okay but both her feet are swollen. I'm thinking it's bumble foot but I don't see a dark scab anywhere. I'm also nervous to treat...