One of our Black Copper Marans died yesterday. Also I notice three of our hens have been reluctant to leave their perches the last couple of mornings, and the tail feathers are drooping on one of them. They are about 18 months old and free range. Not sure if it is a coincidence but we introduced...
Hi
We are about to take the leap into self sufficiency, be it on a small scale with just one acre. We want to keep utility chickens as we want them mainly for meat (probably 2 per week) and would like advice on any aspect of this, but mainly on how many we should initially purchase and what size...