I have a 2.5 yr old Easter Egger. three months ago I noticed she was missing some neck feathers. I thought perhaps she got into a tiff. More neck feathers disappeared and her body feathers started becoming sparse. I thought it was just a molt. However, no new feathers appeared. On closer...
I started with 3 hens 4 years ago. My daughter was in HS and was vegan. I worried about her getting enough protein and pleaded with her to eat eggs. She educated me on the egg industry, even those labeled as cage free, and free range. So, I asked if we got chickens and provided a happy and...
On March 15 I brought home a dozen Spring chicks, for a broody hen. One of these chicks that I believed to be a buff orpy quickly reveled herself to be something else entirely. A little research convinced me she is a jumbo Cornish cross. I thought the most humane thing would be to give her to...