I have 15 heavy breed hens of various breeds and 2 Australorp/Orpington roos. The roos get along very well as they were raised together. One is much larger than the other (hence the names Midas and Napoleon). The worst thing that ever happens is that Midas (the larger of the two) chases Napoleon...
My 8 month old Black Star, who has been a consitent, every day layer since 22 weeks of age, stopped laying 4 days ago and has had runny yellow-white poop. None of my other 5 girls have these symptoms. The first day, she had poop stuck to the fluff on her bottom which my husband and I removed by...