We are new to chicken farming and are really enjoying the girls! We started this spring with 12 chickens, but are down to 10. In the last week, we've lost two. A roo and a hen. We think they both overheated after being "chased" by our kids. They weren't trying to be hurtful, they were...
I have a Buff Orpington hen that some how her comb was torn from the back part of her head. We have cleaned her up, and put some Rooster Booster on it for healing and hopefully to keep the others from pecking at her. Will the comb reattach itself as it heals? Should I take her to the vet for...
I have a small flock of 12 chickens. They are about 2 months old. We moved them into their coop about 2 weeks ago. At night, they don't go back inside. They bed down in a shaded area under the coop. (It's an A-frame, with an open area underneath.) Every night, my boys and I go out and put...