Has anyone had a chicken go from laying regular sized eggs to very small quail sized eggs? Also had a chicken lay an HUGE egg with 4 yolks. The yolk had a blue/green tint. These hens are all over and between 1 and three years old.
Any thoughts on what may have caused this? Thanks for your...
Found this worm in one of my chickens poop this morning. I had been giving the girls food grade DE in their crumbles but it's been a couple of months since they've had it. Would DE take care of this worm or do I need to get a specific medication? Thanks for your help.
I just gathered a very odd shaped egg today. It's almost pointed on one end and a little dented in the middle. It looks more like a potato than an egg. Anyone have any idea what caused this?
Yesterday my year old Australorp was on the nest and I saw some clear & yellow/white fluid leaking from her vent. She let me clean her bottom but she did not lay an egg and seemed in pain. After some advise from fellow chicken owners I moved her to a dark room with water only. She stayed in...
My 7 month old Black Australorp hens are laying nice brown eggs everyday. But a few of of the ten hens will lay an egg that is almost white and the texture seems rougher than the usual darker brown ones. They are fed a 16% protein layer pellets plus sweet milk, oyster shells, apples, over ripe...