Can anyone help me determine what killed my little pullets by looking at these pics?
They all have blood on the back of their heads. 8 of 10 were killed and we can't see where the coop was compromised. Poor babies.
We are building a new barn and will want to move our 12 hens and 1 rooster along with 10 additional hens from a second coop together into the barn. We know to have a proper set up with roosts and next boxes etc. Just wondered if advice could be offered regarding the best way to encourage...
Any idea why setting hen pecked egg open to reveal dead underdeveloped chick? Expected the eggs to begin hatching yesterday - Sunday (21 days in nest). She has 8 eggs left. I'm hoping they'll hatch soon. Might they all be dead?
My dad bought a hen today and it has what looks like a huge thorn lodged in the (weby) skin between toes. I looks like its been there for a long time. Its huge, about the size of a pencil eraser. The hen's foot is sensitive but it does walk however with a limp. It can't curl the far toe...