We have 3 Buff Orpington hens which have been with us for 5 or so years and an easter egger hen which we have had for about 3 years. We just (a sale from a local farmer) added 4 small barnyard hybrid hens and a roo. They have integrated well but we no longer get eggs from anyone...Any ideas?
Help please. We recently added 4 young silkies to our flock of 10 hens and 1 non aggressive rooster. Our birds are enclosed in appropriate fencing buried in the ground and doubled 18 inches up, about 8 feet tall and enclosed on the top. One by one something attacked our silkies and we found them...
Help please. We recently added 4 young silkies to our flock of 10 hens and 1 non aggressive rooster. Our birds are enclosed in appropriate fencing buried in the ground and doubled 18 inches up, about 8 feet tall and enclosed on the top. One by one something attacked our silkies and we found them...
Have 9 chicks of mixed breeds 8-9 weeks old. Noticed symptoms (swollen normal color tissue around eye) The eye itself became swollen and bulged. The chick had bloody dirreah overnight and died. The other chicks are now showing the same symptoms around eyes and one seems weak.Until now they have...
I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. I added two of the hens about a month ago. Had been told they were laying. My other three continued to lay normally and the new ones began to lay now and then. However, their production has not been consistent and now someone (one of the new ones I am pretty sure) is...
Need help from someone more experienced. I have 5 hens and 1 (not too fast) rooster with a limp. All get along pretty well socially but my rooster prefers two of the hens to the others. One hen likes his attention. One little easter egger hates it. One can stand up for herself. Two can run...
One of my hens started limping a few days ago. Her legs appear to have small blood spots on them, but there is no obvious bleeding. At first she limped on left only. Today she is limping on both legs and another hen acts agressive toward her. Help? I am new to this.