We purchased 4 new hens and everything was going great, till I noticed two of the stopped laying, or I thought. They had been laying in the lower part of the coop and by the time I discovered them, there were 15 eggs. I destroyed them, now I don't know where they are laying, I presume in the...
I have a 8wk old red link cross that is having trouble walking on both legs. She lays down a lot but still eats. Both legs look like the are turning out when she walks. Any ideas?
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I have two broodies sitting on fertilized eggs due to hatch on Fri. their nesting boxes are about a foot and a half off the ground with a tray for roosting which I have shavings in, and a ramp to go down to the ground where the water and feed are. There is a 10x10 fenced in run but I do let the...
I started out with 4 laying hens, one died due to a snake bite, one started to brood, so I got 6 fertilized eggs to put under her. Now one of the others started to brood, so I took two eggs from the nesting one and added a fake egg for the other. Now I have one chicken all by herself. Should...
This is my first time here and I need some help. I have 4 chickens which we let roam our back yard every day for about 4 hours. The other day, let them out as usual, no problems, but when I got them back in, one of them was limping and I can't tell if it is broken or just sprained. Any ideas?