My EE hen, Thelma, is nearly 3 years old. Over the past several days she has become increasingly lethargic, not following the other girls out of the coop as quickly in the morning or showing much interest in normal chicken activities. Today I observed her for quite awhile in the morning, and...
Our 13-month-old Buff Orp, Winnie, stopped laying about ten days ago. She seems perfectly healthy, alert, good appetite and everything. She doesn't have any mites. I've palpated her abdomen regularly and, in my inexperienced judgment, it feels normal. I don't see any signs of eggbinding or...
I'm trying to gauge interest in our 20-week-old Black Australorp rooster. He came from the pullet bin as a chick, so we weren't looking to have a rooster in the first place and I'm not sure it's something we want right now. He's a very healthy, handsome bird who knows how pretty he is and...
This is Josephine.
Josephine is a 16-week-old Black Australorp that we always thought was a pullet, but now we don't know WHAT she is. Very early, she asserted herself as Head Chicken over our other five girls and began developing a large comb and wattles. She also has striking bright...