A few days ago I noticed that my laying, Buff Orpington had a messy bottom. Today she secluded herself in the coop for hours. First on the roosting bar, then in the nesting box. I can't prove that she isn't laying, but we have been 1 egg shy of the norm all week. I gave her a bath and put her in...
I'm new to chickens. I purchased a Silkie rooster last weekend. I was told by the breeder that he was about 9 months old. I didn't look him over extremely well because it was freezing cold out and the breeder insisted that we meet in a public place. I was checking him over today and I realized...
I went out to do chicken chores this morning and I realized that one of the silkies was acting strangely. It is a straight run and is only 3 months old, so we're not sure of the sex. It is about 36 degrees in their coop this morning. Peep is all fluffed up and standing alone. He acts like he is...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We are new to chickens. We moved from the city into the county with a little over an acre of pastured land in April 2018. We started our flock in August 2018
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 12 chickens right...