We started out with five laying hens, but over the summer two of them were killed by raccoons and another stopped laying. My parents complain about not getting eggs, but when I suggest getting more chickens, they just laugh at me. Any suggestions on how to convince them? :)
I'm fairly certain that the two reds are Rhode Island reds, and the brown one in the front is an Easter Egger, but could someone tell me what breeds the other two are?
Lately, one or more of my chickens have been laying eggs at night. At first, I let it slide, because I figured it was just them getting used to laying again after molting, but I have been finding one almost every day when I go to let them out in the morning. In, the beginning, we just thought...
I have five hens and one of mine seems to have recently become much smaller. Her crop always seems to be nearly empty and I don't see her in the yard eating much. When I offer her food individually, she eats like she hasn't eaten all day even though there is always food out and they are free...