A year ago my girls were sick with a bronchial infection. I treated them all with liquid medicine, and all of them recovered. But yesterday, I heard one of them make that familiar hacking sound. She also had her beak open, and is distancing herself from the flock. Since the others were sick last...
I currently have my seven hens in a coup. However, I’ve been thinking of letting them free range in our back yard. If I do that, will they return to their nesting boxes to lay, or will they lay wherever they want?
Hello everyone! I have always had a love for chickens ever since I was about 7 years old, visiting my grandparents on their farm, and gathering eggs for them. Now I’m 63 and loving the Isa Brown hens that I now have. I’ve often come to this site to read and learn more about them. So happy to now...
I had one hen that recently infected the rest of my flock with a bronchial or respiratory infection. I treated all of them with a water soluble antibiotic and sanitized the coup. They have all improved except for the one that started it all. Should I remove her from my flock? And how long will...