hey, im an ffa student and my silver laced polish's tail feathers are not long and pretty as they should be. the feathers rub up on the roof of her laying boxes so the are all frayed, they arent as bad as some in my coop but still need them to get full and beautiful agian before the fair in...
ok thanks, we dont have any roosters, so i will just get the eggs out of the area she is in. Your description was just like my hen, and is good to know for the future
We also turn on a misting hose on during the mornings and afternoon for 20 min. to cool the ground and air.
We would keep it on for the whole day but it would flood there coop
HEy everyone, i have 10 chickens and it being the middle of summer they all find ways to stay in the shade. Most of my girls lay under their raised nesting boxes where there is plenty shade and good air flow, although they get alittle crowded together but they dont seem to mind. Anyways one hen...