Can you tell if they're egg bound? It seems like if she were she would not be the same, in pain, hurt?? Shes the same chicken just minus eggs. She doesnt appear to be bloated or walking funny or eating any less. Its odd.
I have already read the articles about why egg laying slows down or stops. However, we didn't do anything different and our chicken stopped laying out of nowhere. She is under 6 months old and her laying was fairly sporadic at first, she began when she was supposed to, then she regulated out...
Thanks for the response! The coop that they sleep in is secure, it has four walls, one being for the door, the other is only a half wall with chicken wire as a "window". The outside area is enclosed with chicken wire as well. Thanks for the advise with the drake and the chicken. The chicken has...
Hey everyone. Recently we got a male mallard and I female, however the lady did not know the breed. She said that she had ordered two pekins, but obviously it didn't turn out like that. After looking at a ton of pics of ducks, it would seem that the female is a blue Swedish hen. She has just...