It’s not so cold here really, but the weather has changed. The chickens have not been laying. I get between 3-6 eggs on a good day when I was getting 11+
Some haven’t laid since they were broody months ago.
One chicken I found mites in her, treated them all, and her feathers have since started...
One of my hens has been shedding and I checked her and found two mites on her.
I have 24 other chickens. I have no idea how she got them. They’re in a closed coop on a soil floor, no new chickens and nothing other than some new feed.
She hasn’t laid any eggs in a few days, but I didn’t think...
I have the worst luck with marans.
These are two new ones, the one on the right is a bit older. But still looking like a male.
What do you all think?
5 and 6 weeks old
I have two chickens that lay such different color than what I saw those breeds lay.
My Australorp lays very light brown almost cream color eggs.
My Dominque lays basically white eggs - not like tonight white, but whiter than all my eggs.
Middle two eggs
How can I help her?
She can’t walk more than four steps without sitting and resting.
She’s not the only one, I got a bunch of other chicks from this same guy when they were 4/6 weeks old and they are so weak.
One that I got rid (found out it was a roo) of broke his leg early on, one female...
As the title says.
My legbar has been on strike since about July 9th. Not broody. Acting normal. Eating, drinking, interacting with the flock.
No eggs.
The 9th we got rid of our rooster, but he attempted to mate with her a few times that day and didn’t succeed - but hair pulling, and jumping her...
I found two fairy eggs and one unknown egg in my coop, and she’s the only one with a red comb and wattle - however, they’re quite huge for her age as my others I got when I got her have barely any comb, or wattle.
I’m wondering if number one, it’s a female, number two, what breed is this, and...
Got a few chicks about two months ago, they looked strong and healthy.
Right after I got them, all my other grown chickens got sick - but these chicks were fine.
They were sectioned off in their own area, and seems like they were growing well.
A week ago I saw one marans walking funny, and I...
My year old Dominique just shed most of her feathers. Falling out everywhere. She went on a two month broody hiatus that I couldn’t break her out of and she didn’t lay any eggs.
I was out of the country for 5 days and during that time my daughter informed me that her feathers were falling out...
So I got new chicks and while they were isolated, they were still within my coop.
Seems like all my chickens are getting or got sick.
One seems like it passed with no issues, but this one it hit her hard. She is struggling to breathe. How can I help her?
She’s not eating and drinking.
I used a...
Last week Wednesday we went out and bought five chicks, 4/6 weeks old. They all appeared healthy, the guy who sold them had a very clean organized setup with clean water and clean bedding.
I brought them home and put them in a small cage within my coop. Woke up this morning to find one of my...
Male female?
They’re probably 4-8 weeks old. The guy told me they were older, but I had traveled quite far and realized when I got there, they were babies.
I really hope they’re female. I have two other ones but what’s a Plymouth Rock and a female and the other, a Brahma - I couldn’t get a...