I have a light Brahma hen who is pretty skinny compared with the rest of the flock. I have all hens, three light Brahma and six Easter edgers. The all get along perfectly, it’s a good social group of happy hens. I do notice, however, that one of the light Brahma hens is pretty skinny compared to...
I have one rooster to nine hens. He has a favorite that now is badly scraped on her back and missing feathers. She is actively laying so I’m wondering if it is best to leave her with the flock of ladies and remove the roo, or should I bring her inside to heal? I want what is best for her and am...
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We are finally getting some eggs from our young hens! We have nine hens, six EE and three light Brahma. All has been going well and we are up to about two dozen eggs coming from what I calculate to be two of the EE and two of the light brahma based on observation. The two EE are...
Hello there! I was just getting my free bag of Canidae for my dogs and wondered if there are any chicken feed brands that have loyalty programs like “buy x bags and get the next one free”. Does anyone know of any?
We got four light Brahma pulleys in July, supposedly 6 to 8 weeks old which puts them about five to six months old now. Three look identical and are clearly female. This one has me wondering. It’s much larger and more developed in the growth of the comb, wattles, and tail. The saddle and neck...
Here in the PNW we people are being asked to stay indoors due to very unhealthy to hazardous air quality. Should I close up my ladies in the coop? I understand chickens have sensitive respiratory systems and I’m worried
I’m new to BYC as well as social media! We worked hard all summer building what I consider the Taj Mahal of coops And our residents have arrived, though they are too small to be left out there overnight so bedtime is in my bathroom. We have four Light Brahma pullets and six Americana. We had...