i've lost 8 in the last few weeks.
it always happens during the day.
since it happens during the day i'm thinking it could be a rabid possum or something? (supposedly no coon rabies in missouri)
i found it while it was still warm and the body was basically untouched so i...
i've been finding his tail feathers everywhere and his tail is getting realllllly thin. plus some downy feathers are showing on his back.
i havent really seen any hens pick at them although its a possibility.
such a shame because he's so pretty.
any ideas?
thanks!
when i let my girls (and guy:P) out this morning, i noticed a hen was missing. turns out she was below a laying box, just sitting there. she let me pick her up without a fight which is pretty unusual so i knew something was wrong.
after an inspection, i found that one of her wattles is...
my friend who started the coop with me wanted to close up and collect the eggs the night before last. he's typically busy but had some friends over and wanted to show them the chickens.
apparently he forgot to close the window to outside and when i went to let them out in the morning they were...
i got my 6 hens a few weeks ago from some amish folk who didn't know the exact breed.
anyways, the first day i had them i got an egg, and ever since then i'v gotten anywhere from 1-4 eggs a day.
with the heat wave we just had, i didn't get any some days. it's now back down in the 80's and...
Shamgar is a frizzle polish cross and in the middle of a molt. needless to say, he looks like a dinosaur gladiator that was bathed in acid and run through a wood chipper. i bought him from some nice people down the road because he looked so mangy.
anyways, i got him home and put him in with my...