Hi.. it’s been quite awhile since I’ve last posted. A client of mine was looking after a hen who was getting bullied. Turns out the hen (is a Dominique as far as I can tell) lays two different eggs sometimes on the same day....one tan/pinkish and one green. Uh...I’m stumped. My daughter...
I have six hens. I recently started feeding them red pepper flakes in hopes of kick starting egg production. It worked, and 5/6 are laying. One is finishing a molt. However, one hen laid one egg with a partially soft shell. That was a week ago. She has not layed since. She is a two year...
My top hen just went into a hard molt. Kind of weird because she supposedly molted during late summer. She is a sweet and friendly hen, but clearly the boss. Unfortunately, as she now is feeling under the weather, a different hen has taken over the top of the pecking order, and it is one of...
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Just joined today and ready to dig into the forums! So a little introduction...
My grandma was a chicken and dairy farmer, and so I grew up with chickens. My parents tried having chickens, but eventually the neighbor's dogs broke into the coop and, well, that ended that. I've wanted to...