Would you cull a hen repeatedly laying shelless eggs? If not, how would you treat? She is an Easter-Egger about 1-1/2 year old. Sporadically she lays shelless eggs, and has laid 2 this week. I have given her two rounds of calcium supplements of every day for a week each time. No improvement. She...
This is Anna, an almost two-year-old Easter Egger. Last week I noticed she had lost a noticeable amount of weight. Monday when I lifted her, I was shocked by how little she weighed. I separated her from the flock and brought her in for observation. She is down to 3 lbs 3 oz. She has no other...
Hi all, I'm looking for some feedback. I have one rescue hen, Lacey, that I found and nursed back to health a few months back. She is now doing well in her coop, laying almost daily, though she is lonely as she is the only one. A month ago I purchased 4 little easter-egger chicks that were just...
Hi! I have used this site many times in the past and always found it to be informative and friendly. Now that I have started my new chicken journey with one rescue hen and four little chicks about a week old, I thought it would be good to return and get some good information on raising my little...