I have a hen that her bottom beak is longer than her top beak & she is having a hard time eating. Is there a way to trim the lower beak without damages her overall beak & will she still be able to eat after you trim it?
Sunday we discovered that we have at least 2 mamas with newly hatched baby chicks. 1 of the mamas is about 4 ft. in a box and we are wanting to know when we can move her & the bay to a safer nest. Also, we have a smaller chicken tractor, can we put both mamas & their babies in the same tractor...
I have 38 hens and 9 out of those 38 are constantly staying in the nest. We have to pick them up to get the eggs from under them.We even have 2 at a time in one nest although we have 18 nest in the coop. Also, they are not eating the grit & oyster shell like they need to be. I put it in with...
I have 2 Speckle Sussex Roosters and just recently I noticed that 1 of them his tail/tail feathers are dropping down instead of standing up like it use to like the other one does. Does anyone know what would cause this & how I can fixit?
Young hen started limping on her left leg several days after we purchased her. Also, the left side of her breast is larger than the right. Sorry if this sounds crazy, but I am new at this forum & I am a concerned chicken owner.