I have six hens that I purchased about 6 weeks ago. All were doing fine but yesterday one of them was acting off. She is usually the leader of the pack but I found her in the coop by herself. She is very lethargic and only sits in one place. She will eat if food is placed in front of her. Same...
I put some quail eggs in the incubator three days ago. Tonight I notice one has a small chip out of it and this is what it looks like. Completely solid white chalky substance, not even moist. The rest of the eggs look fine. Any ideas?
I live in Clovis New Mexico and will be going before our local city commision next week to argue for backyard chickens. I am hoping someone might have a sample of a permit/license used in another city because I believe the city may require one and I would like to have one prepared when I walk...
I have been pursuing changing an outdated 63 year old animal ordinance in Clovis New Mexico that restricts the keeping of chickens to 100 feet from the nearest lot line. A meeting was convened this evening with the Animal Task Force (ATF) and there is overwhelming support for the keeping of a...