I have a 2 year old Rhode Island Red that stop laying eggs in October 2013.
She just finished molting about one week ago. Now I am finding little yellow ( quarter size) soft balls in her coop. They have a chewed piece of gum texture and are the color of a yolk. We feed her pellets and calcium...
I think we are ready to introduce a new chicken to Lucy. I am looking for suggestions from you guys. She is two years old and she is a Rhode Island Red and VERY friendly to people.
So I need to know what kind of chicken you guys think would be best, what age I should look for- I am in the Boise...
On the day of the fire; there were originally three chickens that had survived. Two of the original chickens plus one of the new ones, also the new chickens had not been introduced to the original chickens. My neighbor who already had five chickens offered to take the one new chicken and I kept...
Thank you for your words. Egg laying isn't a problem, she lays one everyday but not in the brooding box. She lays them behind the air conditioner. I am trying to figure out how to get her to start laying them in her coop. Also I totally agree with you about Lucy needing another chicken. But, I...
Good morning! I am a new chicken owner by default! My son and his wife started raising chickens over a year ago and they started out with three of them. About a month and a half ago, one of the original three got stuck and we believe she had a heart attack.
The kids decided to go and get three...