My game hen finished hatching out her chicks today. I noticed there was some 16 % layer feed as well as scratch on the ground. I read in an article just now that the layer feed can be toxic to chicks. I cant remove it off the ground the hen is aggressive and refuses to let me place my hands in...
My hen is due to hatch her eggs out any day. I have her and the rooster housed in a triangle style yard cage. Will he kill the chicks when they hatch? Should I move him out? If I move him out will it possibly disturb my hen, and will she abandon her nest?
I thought my chicken had been pecked in one eye she had a filmy discharge but then 3 days both eyes were bood red (a clear film with what looked like pooling of blood under it) and she appered lethargic (weak) what is this? rooster has had a eye that looked like it had been pecked as well with a...
A couple of my roosters singed half of their sickle tail feathers on a heat lamp that was to low. How long does regrowth of new feathers take? Is there a way to speed up regrowth? Should i just pluck damaged tail feathers to speed regrowth I was planning on showing them in March 2012