for the longest time... months.... i have not found an egg from any of my five silver-laced Wyandottes. They are about a year and a half old. I thought something was eating the eggs before I could get them. "something" was..... the chickens! because it seems all of them are laying eggs with...
Turns out, one of our hens has been laying all her eggs in a secret spot outside the coup and now she's brooding (is that right? she's sitting on them). Its a lovely old grain bin full of old hay and straw. But we're concerned that she may not have had access to them during the night. She's...
I've read several posts about chickens who have lost their feathers -- 3 of my 4 have completely bald backs now and the 4th one looks like she's on her way. The rooster is fine. They've been that way most of the winter -- burrrrr! I treated them several weeks in a row with DE back in January...