Hello everyone :)
I was recently asked to adopt a lone hen. I agreed, only to find out she's a tiny thing! Now I'm wondering what breed she is.
I will most likely have to rehome her (I have 5 standard hens and they are like 3 times her size).
Editing to add: I'm not sure how old she is but...
Last night my 7 hens jump into their coop one by one. This morning I counted 6 leave the coop and the last not found. There was a 40 minute time span between them going into the coop and me locking it up. Otherwise they were roaming around their run all day (covered from top to bottom, no...
While moving our hens from their former home to ours, one of the them got her leg caught under the coop. Some of the feathers where her leg meets her body were pulled off by the coop. She scraped off some scales but that's all it looked like. However, hubby and I are new to chicken-keeping and...
Hi everyone :)
I just recently bought 8 chickens along with a coop and run, after waiting for more than 3 years. Much of that time was spent convincing my husband that they'd be good for us and wouldn't tear up the yard too much.
Anyway, he finally agreed and I quickly acquired my backyard...