I have a chicken who is limping on her left leg. Sometimes she hangs her tail down but not always. She lives in a coop which is dry almost all the time unless it rains. Her feet don't feel hot like they would if she had bumble foot. Also i felt her to see if she felt egg bound and compared her...
I had a broody chicken and on May 5th we purchased a dozen eggs from a friend supposedly most were to be fertilized. One broke early one and then 5 broke and were not fertilized. Recently we had an egg on the 20th day with a Crack in it later on the egg was completely destroyed with a about 15...
I got 3 chickens a couple weeks ago from a couple who had around 35 chickens living in very tight quarters. I just recently noticed that 2 of them have diarrhea consistently and I am worried about trying to integrate them into my flock. They eat and drink and there is no blood in there poop but...
I found this chicken a couple months ago on the side of the rode and with the help of my dad I was able to catch her and take her home. She lays blue eggs but I have no idea what breed she is. She does look like my Easter Eggers though. Any ideas?
I have had my chickens for almost a year now and haven't had any problems with then till recently when one of my bigger hens started to get poop stuck to her butt. I've tried researching about what to do but haven't been able to help her. She is one of my good layers and I want to help her as...
My family is having a debate on what chickens to get. We have no idea what breeds to get. We live in a wet area with coldish winters. Trying to get mass production to make money off of while providing ourselves. We want chickens with good personalitys but are quiet We are getting alot of mixed...
I'm getting chickens soon and I'm wondering the basic info I need to know for raising chickens and when to move them to a chicken coop. I'm trying to get all the information before I get them.
I was wondering what's the best and easiest plan for building your own coop. Starting with 6 chickens and getting more later on maybe. It's very muddy and rainy where I live.
My family is getting chickens for the first time soon and we have been wondering what are the best chickens to get? We want chickens that lay alot and have good behavior.