One of my Orpington hens has a sore near her tail. I'm not sure what this is or how to treat it. My Cockerels are breeding the hens, but have been for some time now and never anything like this. Any ideas or suggestions for what this is and how to treat it? Unfortunately, it's not uploading my...
My Buff Orpingtons (or rather one of them) has begun laying eggs. From what I have gathered, she is a month early. She was born April 13, 2016. She layed her first egg late yesterday evening and it was half the size of a normal "large" egg. Information I'm now coming across says Buff Orpingtons...
Hey, I'm new here. Live in North Carolina. Not so new to chickens, we raised fryers when I was growing up and had 6 chicken houses, but new to raising layers (which I've learned is a whole different ballgame). But, I've done my research and have them well equipped and they are quite happy and...