I recently acquired 5 chickens which I was told were all hens. Lately, the "runt" of the 5 has become larger than the others, aggressive, jumping on the chickens and pecking the back of their heads, and making sounds like a rooster. All but this chicken has gotten used to me, I can pick them...
We have 3 Cinnamon Queen laying hens. They were 4 months old when we got them and they are now roughly 2 years old. All of them are acting perfectly normal, eating and grazing, etc. About 2 months ago we noticed one out of the 3 eggs had very soft shells frequently. So, we increased their...
Well we swapped out our pine shavings for all new ones and we were told that placing a layer of pelletized lime before replacing the pine shavings would help absorb odors and prevent bugs. Is lime harmful to the chickens in any way?
I live in Gorham, Maine. We recently bought Cinnamon Queens in our coop, just 3 to start (6 months old, about two weeks away from laying). The farmer told me they are great laying hens and that they are winter hardy. This is my first year with chickens. I have learned the most by browsing...