We have a hen that is a year and a half old. For the last few months she has been what some describe as broody and not laying consistently. If she lays an egg it's either shell-less or soft and even less often a good shell. She is missing the feathers on her belly, with the obvious irritation...
my name is Kevan, and my son and daughter adopted 4 9 month old chickens and 2 Pekin ducks from a friend at work. I have been looking for coop ideas so that I can get them a toasty place to hang out built before we get buried in snow. We have what I believe are 2 Black sexlinks (Moonlight and...