I have a White Chanteclerc who just began to lay last week and the egg was broken. She gave us another broken egg this week (only one egg/week). The other hens are fine, the eggs are perfect.... This is a picture ... We only have our hens since few weeks so I just don't know what could cause...
Its what I tough for the younger ones.... They all roost at night together on the same high roost ! It's only during the day... Some are outside and some stay inside all day. We have only 6 hens and we have a 20 square feet coop plus a 50 square feet run....so I figure they have enough room to...
We just received our hens and hey seems to think that the nests are a nice place to chill. Only one is in age to lay and she is doing it at the right place but what could I do for the others ?? I really want they stay clean and used only for laying ?? I have plenty of roosts higher and they all...
We are building our coop in two weeks and we want to use rainwater collected in a barrel for our hens. I was wondering if rain water should be ok and if we need a filter.... If yes, which one ? We don't know nothing about this. Thanks for your help.