Hello! One of my hens is obviously unwell. She had just got through a molt and had perked up and began laying again, but shortly thereafter she underwent another behavior change. For just over two weeks now she has been isolating herself from the flock, roosting earlier, and has been sluggish...
Noticed a sudden behavior change in one of my red star hens. She is normally noisy, active, curious, and assertive (pecks). I had them shut in the coop for a couple days due to cold temperatures. When I checked on them she hung back, and later when I let them into the run, she peeked out the...
One of my four hens has started limping a few days ago, and she has also been losing feathers. (None of the others are losing feathers.) She has a bare patch on either side towards the vent, her tail feathers have taken on a slightly bedraggled appearance, and she has a small patch on the back...
Hello fellow chicken enthusiasts!
My municipality changed its bylaws to allow backyard chickens in urban areas. We were thrilled!
We are limited to just five hens, but nevertheless we built them the Hilton of coops. I love how curious and communicative they are.
The learning curve has been...
Yesterday we noticed one of our red stars crown had turned a grayish brown at the tips. Today when I checked on her I discovered she had a yellow sore on her food that was leaking fluid onto her feathers, and she was limping. She was active yesterday, but had gone into the far nesting box to...