Hello all,
Not knowing any better 3 1/2 years ago my first hens included 4 Cinnamon Queens. One died last year from what appeared to be a vent prolapse. The remaining 3 survived and thrived up until a few months ago and one by one they have succumbed to what appears to be egg yolk peritonitis...
I've read that good grade DE is good to sprinkle in coops and in the run where the chickens dust. I just bought some Red Lake DE with calcium bentonite. I'm sure my hens are getting more than enough calcium in their diets and I have no intention of adding this to their feed.
I'm getting ready to...
I have a 1 year old BR laying fragile and bumpy eggs for the last week or so. The other girls the same age are laying fine egg, including the other BR.
I also have pullets just laying and a young rooster who was supposed to be a pullet. Surprise!
This BR tolerates him but the other older girls...
Hello from Wyoming.
I just joined byc 3 weeks ago, proud of my young girls, 5 rir/nhr cross, 5 br and what I was told were 4 buff orp. Turns out they are cinnamon queen sex linked. Last week our young teenaged son apparently didn't get the coop door shut well enough during his roosting time...