I noticed on Sunday she was keeping her distance from the flock, this morning when I opened the door she was still sitting on the roost, but when I came home from work she was in a corner in the run while everyone else was free-ranging. Got her out & she pooped the attached pic. I don’t see...
I’ve got a broody hen, in the most popular nest box, that has started to hatch her eggs. Started with 9, kicked 1 out after 1 week of sitting, 1 hatched on Friday afternoon, 1 broken egg she crushed yesterday. My concern is, the 1 hatched Friday hasn’t had any water or food yet, she is still...
I have a year old female Pekin duck that got attacked today by something, possibly raccoon, fox, coyote, owl, not exactly sure. They free-range during the day & wander down to the creek in the woods behind our place. I found her & got her home & cleaned up the best I could. Have sprayed the...
I've got a year-old hen that I've removed from the coop for the past 4 days. She was acting very lethargic & not eating/drinking much. I originally thought egg-bound as she was very tense when being picked up, but I don't think that is it. Yesterday evening she started to do circles when I...
I've fed the chicken eggs back to my flock every once in awhile (if I crack a shell before washing), but I washed my duck eggs on Wednesday evening & forgot to place them in the fridge. Are they safe to scramble for the chickens or should I just throw them out?
Thanks!!