I think my hens may have lice. They have little black specks all over ther head and beaks. How do I treat this?
They have not layed a single egg in 2 months. They went through a molt earlier. Does lice affect their egg laying. Thanks so much for your help!!!!
I have a hen that seems to be panting all the time. It is hot here but the other hens seem to be doing fine. She kinda stays to her self and doesn't move around alot. What can I do?
I'm having the same problem too. All my hens are picking ( or shoudl I say pecking) on my Barred Rocks. They literally pecked one of them to death and they are now starting on the other one. I don't understand why its the BR's that are being targeted. I really don't know what to do!! I...
They free range every afternoon from 3:00 until dark. I am feeding them layer pellets. They also get a little bit of chicken scratch. They have a really big pen so I know they have plenty of rooom. This is just really frustrating.
All of a sudden by RIR and Buffs are ganging up on my Barred Rocks. They keep pecking at their tail feathers until they start bleeding. They follow them around the pen all day just pecking at them constantly. They have already killed one and they are after the other one. These hens were...
I will be putting some new laying hens in with the older ones. I have heard that a good time to do this is at night time. Can anyone offer any advice on this?
My poor rooster has lost all of his feathers. I can even see his skin and it is a bright red. At first I thought he was molting, but now I am worried it might be something else. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? This has been going on for about 6 weeks.
My poor rooster looks awful. He is losing all of his feathers. Is this what molting is? I have 18 hens and they are fine. Do you think he is overworked & stressed? It's kinda sad looking.
I have 7 eggs that should have hatched last weekend. Do I assume these eggs are bad and get rid of them. Wasn't sure what the time frame is for hatching eggs. I know it's 21 days but is it 21+ or just 21? Thanks for your help!
I had a broody hen that was sitting on 13 eggs. The eggs hatched over a period of 14 days. The chicks would sit in the nest with the moma and also run around in the pen for a little while. When I would walk up to the pen she would make a strange noise and they would come running and jump in...
I have six baby chicks that are a day old. I have 3 hens that are claiming them. All 3 of these hens sat on the nest for 3 weeks. Do I just let them fight over the chicks or should I take one hen and give them all to her? I also have 2 other hens sitting on six eggs in the same nest. I'm...
I have 4 hens trying to sit in the same nest.
There are 13 eggs in the nest. Should I just let them be or should I change something? The eggs should hatch in about a week.