Hi Jen Delores is losing some feathers on her rump. Underneath the puff of tail feathers. She is about a year old and I know they can molt at this age. She’s also lethargic- eating and drinking very little. She wants to spend her time inside the coop. Today she did venture with the rest of the...
My hens are 21 weeks old and I know they are in the right egg laying age. They are showing all right signs , but still no eggs? Could it be the day light? We live on the East coast and are not getting a lot of day light time. They also sleep in their nesting boxes ( I thought it was because...
Hi! My name is a Deana and I just got chicks for the first time ever and I’m enjoying it. My chicks are 6 weeks old and they don’t roost yet. They don’t even go into their coop at night. I have to physically put them in there. Is this something they will eventually do on their own or do they...
I just got 6 week old chicks and I can’t get them to go into their coop at night or roost. I have to physically put them in. I am new to raising chickens and was wondering if they will do this on their own over time or does it need to be taught? I don’t have older hens for them to learn from.