Hi everyone. I have two chickens left possibly soon to be one since golden comets unfortunately don't live too long :( What do should I do when I'm down to the last one? She's a shy hen who was the bottom of the pecking order of the original flock. She does very well with the human family and...
My most consistently healthy hen got sick and died suddenly today. She is the third of my golden comet flock that has died in the last 2 months :( My flock is three years old and the sickness and death has really concerned me. She was happy and healthy before the tropical storm hitting...
Hey all I have a chicken who is 3 years old and her bottom is looking pretty dirty. She seems to be missing some of her bottom feathers does anyone have a remedy for this?
I had to remove one member of the flock as she became seriously ill and its not looking great for her :( Should the flock see their sister before she dies? Should they see her after? Or not at all?
I live in North Carolina and I'm doing major upgrades to the chicken coop. I was wondering which material is best for the chickens whilst keeping the smell down for the neighbors. Locally I have mulch, hardwood mulch, a type of wood mulch but much thicker and river sand. The run is not covered.
Hello all I witnessed my 2 year old hen just drop a yolk from the roost in front of me. Its 7:30 pm and I'm not sure if I should be super concerned? Can someone explain what happened and if I need to take action.
My two golden comets are fighting each other at sight. I have 6 hens and the two that are fighting are going for the comb, earlobes, waddles, etc. I don't know what to do or why they're fighting they've been together since they were chicks and never had a problem before. They have plenty of...
Hi yall i have two golden comets that are fighting each other everytime they go near each other. Theyre holding onto waddles and combs and draw blood. I dont know what to do please help?
Hi all, recently one of my hens Mango has been sitting in the nest box from 7 till 12 for the past 3 days but not laying any eggs just sitting on the others. She wont budge in between those times but as soon as its past noon shes in the yard being her normal self.
So I’ve had the watering cup system for a few days now and im actually not sure if they know how to use it yet :/ When i fill up the cup myself theyre usually not in a hurry to get a drink usually 1 or 2 runs over but the rest of the flock continues to forage. Other times they all run over to it...
How long until I can let my chickens out to forage my lawn? I unexpectedly had my lawn fertilized this morning and I'm not exactly prepared. Any advice and time frame I'm looking at?