I purchased 3 black copper marans yesterday. A friend picked them up. I didn't get to see them before she picked them up, dumb I know. One of the hens looks to be in molt, that is something normal I guess, one looked normal and the other one, which I am concerned about, she had dried poo...
There was a roost inside my coop which is very small. The hens usually only go inside to lay. They have a covered run that they stay in. They have been there for a little over a year and have never noticed the roost inside the coop until recently. All of a sudden it was like a child with a...
I do not know if the feathers are being picked or what but I suspect they are. I only have 4 hens and 3 out of the 4 have bare butts. I suspect the one hen is the one picking the others because she is the boss in the coop. I let them out for several hours every evening. If it were mites...