I have three, 9 month old BR hens, one has been small since she arrived as a chick. The runt started molting in late Oct, and has not finished molting (notice pin feathers). She has not layed since then. She also has had occasional bubbles in her eyes for the last 3 months (see pics). I haven't...
This is my first winter with chickens. Is it nessessary to force chickens into coop at night? Low temps for the next week or two will be in the single digits, with a wind chill considerably below zero. I have three young (8 month), large (7lbs), cold-hardy chickens, (Barred Plymoth Rock). They...
Hi. I have 3 Barred Plymoth Rock Hens who are 7 months old. One of the hens, "Sleepy", has always been smaller and slower than the other girls. Also her comb never really got that big and has remained a dull pink color. Yesterday I noticed bubbles in one of her eyes. I was told by a vet the...