Hi there. We've got four hybrid layers, one of which seems to be ill. The other three are leaving her alone and are not exhibiting any of the symptoms she is. Yesterday, she was normal, fine. We've had the same girls for 1.5 years and have never had any health issues so this is kinda...
Hello! One of our girls, Blondie, started molting about two weeks ago and she has become quite the site. It's been pretty cold here in Williamsburg, VA, and I'm sure she is not liking it one bit due to the lessening of her feathers. I read here about someone saying getting a sweater for a...
We were leaving the food container down in the run for the girls all the time, for them to eat whenever they wanted. The other day we noticed that our four layers were going through A LOT of food. Because they were going through so much food and we thought it might be rats, we stored their...
Hi there. I've been looking for answers to my questions here on BYC and all I'm doing is making myself even more confused.
We are feeding our 4 layers scratch and pellets mixed together in a container, that's left out at all times for them to eat whenever they want. Should we keep the food out...
Hi there! My husband and I have recently "adopted" 4 girls from our neighbor. They are, as we've been told, either Red Sussex or Rhode Island Reds, although I think they might be mixed breeds. We are very excited and happy to have them as part of our family. We got them on last Tuesday night...