So, I have a flock of 2 year old hens. Everybody lays. A couple weeks ago I got this tiny egg. By tiny I mean 1 inch by 3/4inch. Today I got another. What's going on besides my being mystified?
Can anybody tell me what might be going on? A week ago I had a young hen that was laying on her side and having trouble getting up. I thought her pen mates had beat her up so I moved her. Today she was doing it again and her pen mate was picking on her. I took her in and she stood up and ate...
I have a young hen with a strange neck. She's about 7 months old and just a couple days ago she stayed in a nesting box all day. I noticed her but thought it was one in the morning and another of the same breed in the afternoon. I saw her again the next day in the box. An hour later I went...
I have 6 Easter Eggers that are laying. Mostly in the nesting boxes. I found a nest in the garden with 19 eggs. It was well hidden until the weeds started to die off. The hen hasn't been back there since I cleaned it out. I'm not sure where she's laying now. Today I saw a hen sneaking off...
I went to let Jack and the 9 girls out of their house this morning and 3 of the hens were dead. 2 fell off thier roosts and one in a box. All were close to a window. They are 5 months old. Some are laying. No predator got into the house. One hen died a month ago, the day after she laid her...
I have one rooster that needs a home. He was born on March 2, 2010. He was mixed in with the pullets I ordered. He is friendly, and curious. I need him out of here, unfortunately. The town I live in allows chickens but not roosters. Jack will come when called. I will be happy to deliver...
This morning I was upstairs with my 9 month old daughter. The chickens started making a terrible racket at the back of the house. I ran to the window with the baby, whipped the blind up just in time to see a fox grab our favorite girl and run!!! I flew down the stairs and out the front door...
I have 18 half-grown chickens. They have a very nice coop but they want to sleep outside. Every night we have to go out and get them from under the coop and put them inside. They have food and water, clean bedding, roosts and the heat lamp. Why do they try to sleep out? What can I do to...
I orderd a bunch of Araucana chicks. They are 5 weeks old now. They're just great but there is this white one... She has green feet like the rest of the bunch so I assume she is the same. Anyway, she needs a bath. How can I get her clean?
I have 18 chickes. They are 3 weeks old. 16 are arucana and 2 are silkies. They all seem to get along fine. One of the silkies is so very small. She's half the size of the other silkie. I've watched her eating habits. She occasionally goes to the feeder, nobody pushes her away. Mostly...
I've had my chicks for three days now. We moved them from a tiny box to a larger box last night. When I checked on them this morning they were all sleeping at the same time. I woke them when I changed the water. Now they are alseep again. They are in small bunches, along the walls. The...