Oh cool!!! thanks! :) LOVE that picture! SOOOO darling! We got 4 eggs a day all though the end of summer and fall. (25 weeks and on for each of them) but now that it's winter, we are down a LOT. like 1-4 eggs a WEEK. :( this week we got none.
Thank you for responding! The frostbite happened at least a month ago. But recently it hasn't been that cold. upper 30's at the lowest, at night. It rains a lot here, but they have good shelter. All four birds have been on layer's feed since about 3 weeks before they started laying. I didn't...
This is our (feisty) hen "Lizzie" who is a young Delaware. a few days ago I noticed her feet were rather swollen and pink. I don't think its bumble foot because its pink all the way up her legS (both) and I can't find any scab, anywhere. Here are pictures from 10 minutes ago. She's still...
Hi! My family and I have our first laying hens! Four of them! they aren't a year old and they are so much fun!
Lizzie- Delaware
Rose- Barred Rock
Sally- Americana
Flo- Plymouth Rock
This is our (feisty) hen "Lizzie" who is a young Delaware. a few days ago I noticed her feet were rather swollen and pink. I don't think its bumble foot because its pink all the way up her legS (both) and I can't find any scab, anywhere. Here are pictures from 10 minutes ago. She's still...