I know this question may sound rather odd because most of the time we want to increase egg production. But I have recently been looking into trying to prevent my older hens from laying or at least slow it down as much as I can. I know that older hens naturally start slowing down but my 4.5 year...
I have a 3 yr old Black Sex Link hen named Coallette. Usually she is very spunky, tame, and loves food. However, over the past few days I have noticed her not being herself. She seems very tired and lethargic, like she has no energy. She hasn't been talking or making noise like usual, and she...
I was wondering about my RIR hen that has what look like, a forked beak. I am unsure what to do about this. She has had it probably about a year and a half or so. She doesn't seem to have trouble eating at all (in fact she is the one that loves treats the most), and doesn't seem in any pain...
I would call myself a pet-enthusiasist and animal lover. Currently, I have four amazing hens (Rhoda, Dot, Lucy, and Coallette). Lucy and Dot are silver laced wyandottes, Coallette is a black sex link, and Rhoda is a RIR. They mean the world to me. I am also part of the HamsterHideout forum...
I have had four adorable and amazing chickens for almost 3 years now. I have never had any predator problems because we are in city limits so the amount of predators are minimal. My girls have always free-ranged in our backyard with no problems. The last few days for the first time, we are...