I went to the coop this morning and one of my Golden Comets was sitting on the floor and her rear was all covered in blood. I brough her inside and let her soak in a warm tub for about 40 minutes. Then all of a sudden she started flopping around and died. The first picture is what she looked...
The last week or so i have had several eggs that were cracked when i collected them. It has been chilly here (22-32 during the day) is this normal for them to crack? I have a heat lamp in the coop to help keep the water from freezing so it's not overly cold in there.
This morning when I went out to the coop one of my red sex links was very "puffy" looking, just standing there and her vent was swollen and nasty looking. I brought her in the house and she sat in a warm bath for about 30 minutes (I know she's not feeling well because she just sat there, I...
We wanted eggs and thought it would be a good family project. Taking care of the chickens teaches our daughters responsibility and they have pets at the same time.
last week i picked up 5 new golden comets, they said they were about 13 weeks old and i should be fine just adding them after dark. i ended up putting them in a cage in the coop with the others (red sex links and leghorns about 24 weeks) to let them get to know each other. i let them out after...