All this information about Sour Crops/ Squishy Crops/Impacted Crops, and nothing would work. Do this, do that, and no success? It's hard to take. I did everything I could and still, it came down to this: I loved her so much, she couldn't suffer any longer. I'm angry, I'm frustrated, I don't even...
So, after lots of observation, I have singled out my egg trouble maker. Strong suspicions, but caught her right in the act today. I've been watching, and so has she...really egg hunting. She would literally stalk the other chickens while they would lay and if they didn't get off the nest quick...
One of my Golden Comets has just started to lay. I have 2 others that have been laying just fine, nice hard shells. This hen is having problems though. The day before yesterday I noticed her standing around the coop with tail down. I brought her inside the house and looked her over. When she...
Hello All - I'm looking for advice on what to do about Egg Pecking. I have a flock of 7 - which consist of 2 Leghorns and 5 Comets. Out of the whole flock, 2 are actively laying now, the others not yet. My first layer, the Leghorn, has been laying for about 4 weeks with no issues. My Comet just...