HI there,
I have a mother hen who is raising nine chicks, she hatched fertile eggs from a friend as I don't have a rooster. One of the chicks is eating and drinking but two days ago it started gulping air or looks like it keeps swallowing. It is doing ok otherwise. What could be wrong...
my first time with a broody hen and the chicks hatched last night on day 21. I am very excited because I just let her do her thing and so far so good.
The chicks are under her starting to move around. I have a few questions.
1. Do I remove the empty shells now?
2. Do they need chick starter...
Hi I need some expert advice. My California :(White has been since July with no problems. She laid a shell less egg three days agi and yesterday she had a yolk coming out of her while she was in the run. She goes to the nest today but doesnt lay. She is eating and drinking but she seems to be...
Why wouldn't my hens go back into their run and house when it was pouring down rain? They all lined up on the outside of the coop but didnt go to the otherside where the door is to go back in?? Is it ok if they get wet? I also have trees in the yard they could have taken cover.
Do your...
I'm a newbie to raising chickens. I have two hens born in the middle of March this year and both were laying the first week of August (a California white and Orpington). The four others that are younger and now 24 weeks are not laying. Two are easter eggers, a black copper maran and rhode island...
Hi there I need some help. I am new to chicken raising. I had two hens start laying and four pullets. I fed them all lay pelletd when the two hens started laying. Now my 4 pullets are 23 weeks and no sign of laying. Could the lay pellet harmed them? One is a RIR, 2 easter egger and one BCM. The...