One of my egg layers hasn't laid an egg in over 5 months!!
A little background on my "problem" hen- she was laying everyday for 6 months but then she became broody 5 months ago and wasn't leaving the coop so we got her 3 new chicks to raise (these are 4 months old now). She has not laid an...
Of our 3 young chicks which were integrated into the flock using a broody hen, 2 of the 3 turned out to be roosters. We exchanged the roosters for 2 Plymoutth barred rock hens (20 weeks old). Our remaining hen from the new chicks is 16 weeks. The 3 chicks used to stick together, and our original...
I think my hen is a rooster- can anyone confirm? I swear I heard it crow today when I was in my kitchen. My husband is in denial that his barred rock might be a dude! It is about 4 months old. We got 3 new sexed chicks at 1 day old and already one of them has been a rooster that we've had to...