Alright, so I've read dozens of opinions over the last 24 hours here on BYC. I am in north central Florida on the west coast. The temps have been going down to 32° and slightly below for the last 48 hours and will continue to do so for the next couple days. I have 5 hens. They have a coop area...
Hi all. I wanted to share some information with everyone from my vet and one of her colleagues. I know a lot of people lack veterinary care for their chickens so I thought this might be helpful to some. This is what's transpired over this last week.
First, my vet is not an avian vet and does...
Hi all. I have a young Polish hen (Phyllis Diller) that started laying early, then all of a sudden just stopped. Based on my research, Polish hens typically begin laying somewhere between 20 and 22 weeks.
Here's the exact information.
She laid her first egg Oct. 27th. She was 19 weeks at that...