I have a silkie that went broody so I gave her four of my buff eggs to hatch, all four were developing fine but when the first was hatching she abandoned the other three the one that hatched took over a full day to completely come out.
It had conjunctivitis which I cleared up and splay leg which...
I have a silkie that went broody so I gave her four of my buff eggs to hatch, all four were developing fine but when the first was hatching she abandoned the other three the one that hatched took over a full day to completely come out.
It had conjunctivitis which i cleared up and splay leg which...
The last two days I've noticed that my two year old buff has been laying on the ground of the coop .She isn't the most fond of being picked up, but she has been letting me and when I put her back down she takes a couple of steps and lays back down. I've checked for leg and body injuries, mites...
As you might know Tractor Supply is having their chick sale going on. I had my oldest her, an orpington, go broody so I gave her two eggs to hatch. She is a great mother to her two 3 week old pullets. Something I have not done is slip chicks under a broody hen. Has anyone tried slipping extra...
My 8 month old Orpington has been laying like clockwork. One a day everyday for two months. Last Tuesday she didn't lay one, Wednesday she laid two, Thursday she didn't lay and then last Friday she laid two again. She hasn't laid any since then. I'm still relatively new and not sure if I should...
I've recently started raising three hens in my backyard but I'm having a little issue. I have converted an 8'x8' side room of my garage into the coop and the adjacent 10'x20' yard into a covered run for them. During the day they go in and out of the coop to sit on the roost or in the nests I...