Hello! We are coming up on one year as chicken owners! I noticed today one of our hens is looking a little rough, the rest of the flock is all looking fine. They are all about 11 months old, so I wasn’t expecting a molt this soon. I know chickens don’t follow a rule book, so wasn’t sure if it...
We noticed during our free range time one of our hens has a broken beak. We are first time chicken owners, so this is new to us. She seems to be eating and drinking fine. Is there anything I need to do or watch for? TYIA!!
Hello! We have 9 young pullets, about 24 weeks old. 8/9 have figured out the nesting boxes and have no issues. We have one PBR that lays outside in their run. I’ve recently noticed that the entire flock will chase the egg and eat it. They don’t bother the eggs in the coop/nesting boxes. I’m not...
Hello! We are first time chicken “tenders” as my kids like to joke, and absolutely loving our little flock. We have 9 pullets all about 22 weeks old, 4 are barred rocks. We definitely have one laying, but I’m thinking two are laying as we are getting a brown egg every day (our other girls are...