I have a nice verity flock, but recently I noticed that my Lavender Orpington was staying in the coop. At first I thought she was malting but her feathers are all back. She basically sits around, not in the nesting box. She will eat and drink when I put water and food next to her. She will...
My dog got in the chicken pen and did a lot of damage. The vet is not opened today and I don't know how to help my girls. 2 already passed, but I have more that are injured. I have separated the healthy chickens from the injured. Is there anything I can give them for pain to ease their...
Looking for recommendations on a quality coop. I bought one last year and it is already falling apart. I have 8 chickens. The weather ranges from hot and humid, thunderstorms, to snowy and below freezing in winter.
Ant thoughts on breeds and gender? They are 16 weeks (4 months old) in the pictures. The one didn’t have tail feathers when I got her, then she grew them, and now they are gone again....possible rumpless Aracana? I was told Australorp.
HelloAll,
I got four new chicks in March and noticed that one of the chicks didn’t have much in the way of tail feathers. They seemed to have grown in over time, but now she has lost them and looks the same as she did as a hatchling. Is this something I should be concerned about? I am not...
My birds are 6 and 1/2 months old. No one is laying or crowing. I took several pictures. There is 1 SS, 1 Lavender Orpington, 2 EE. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We are new to having backyard chickens. We started off with 9 but sadly our flock contracted a virus and 5 chickens have died. Our remaining 4 seem strong and healthy. We have 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Speckled Sussex, and 1 Lavender Orpington. None of our chickens are laying eggs or crowing. They...