This is second time this little gal has gone broody - after putting post on Nextdoor in my n'brhood - I was told to "lock her up" which I did - for 2 days. She shaped up for a very short while - now she's doing it again, so I put her in my shower for 2 nites & let her out this afternoon...
I purchased these 2 gals, Emmy & Lou, and can't remember what breed I was told they were - Faverelle? (sp?) Help, please. The golden head gal lays matte-colored bluish/white eggs with little dots on them. Lou, who has a marvelous topknot, lays the same color, however, egg has slight glaze...
My year-old hen is laying under a large shrub - different from another one she laid under, after bluejays were snagging her eggs and her buddy's. Now, she's relocated to another shrub, further away. What can I do? I'm gonna trim wings on all the girls I have, since they fly the coop and enjoy...
One of my leghorns has an extremely poopy butt and she I've noticed a couple times she's been off by herself. I'm terribly lax b'cz I've been ill and in and out of the hospital, but this has been ongoing for at least the past month - i read a few notes where people suggested just washing her...