Over the last week my hens have started losing the feathers on the back part of their saddle near the base of the tail feathers and their skin has been very rough looking and kind of calloused but tonight when I checked on them one hen was off to herself and when I looked I thought shehad been...
My 12 don't seem to want to go inside their coop at night and want to stay out and roost in their run...is this normal or do they not like their coop and at what age do they not need heat lamps
I have 3 barred rock hens and rooster
3 asian blue hens and rooster
2 Plymouth rocks
2 white cornish
For a total of 12 chickens.
My question is if they are all supposedly the same age would they all be differing in size. The cornish started tiny and are now looking obese and...
My wife and I are new to raising chickens. I was raised around chickens but never really took care of them... Now I find myself owning 12. The man I bought them from ran a busy hatchery and sounded knowledgeable. I was supposedly buying 3 asian blue hens and cock, 3 barred plymouth rock hens and...