I started with 6 pullets I had gotten from the auction. They were healthy and layed for me a week after I got them, was getting about 3-5 eggs a day, I then decided I wanted more. Got 8 more from a lady those 8 were sick which got my flock sick had to cull all 14 hens. I have now started over...
I have her isolated with clean bedding, I was just checking feet since I haven't done it since I got them! But I believe it was pre existing and someone else tried to remove the infection! Ill remove bandage and see
Inspecting feet one hen had what looked to be bumble foot on top side , so I brought her in washed het foot. Dug the mud out but there is a hole all the way through. It isn't hot, there is no kernel thing either, not is it red or scabed up. she was not limping and it doesn't seem to hurt her at...
Oil radiator sounds good, but I don't think my coop is big enough to put it in and not worry about it being too close to the walls, but that 250w red bulb is making me dig in my pockets to pay electric bill,(went up $50) in the month that I have been using it!
Same has happened with my hens, usually had 2 eggs by 930 and 2 more by noon. I was getting 2 eggs a day from 6 hens then for 3 days I got 4 eggs now I'm back down to 2.
Got 6 leghorns about a month ago, had 2 eggs by the time we got home. None laid for a week and a half. Then I got 1 large egg, the next day I also got a large. Then I started getting 1 xl size egg a day then another hen started laying jumbo sized eggs. I have been getting 1 xl and 1 jumbo...
they have not had any treats. i only feed them dumor layer 16% crumbles. with a little bit of cracked corn mixed in. but im out of corn. so it just feed.
new to chickens. just started a small flock of 6 leghorn hens. got them 2 mondays ago. laid 2 eggs on the way home. didnt lay for a week. finally got 1 egg wednesday, got 1yesterday and 2 today. i went out to feed, noticed that one hen has alot of poo on backside in feathers. any ideas on what...