I have a family of D'Uccle chickens. Well, had. While the hen was sitting on eggs, the roo was picked up by a hawk. RIP Luis.
Anyway, their daughter who is shy of a month old now, I noticed seems to "shiver" a lot. I thought maybe it was because she's cold. She is the smaller and weaker of the...
Hi there. We have a flock of free range chickens and haven't had much trouble with predators. This week though we lost 4 birds to a juvenile red tailed hawk. We are taking measures to protect the birds for now and to starve off/scare off the hawk. But I am looking for ideas for plants that are...
So I am new to keeping chickens, and I have 6 currently. 4 laying pullets that JUST started, one 4 month old pullet, and a rooster. Last week I noticed one of them having a raspy sound to her breathing, but I thought it was because she was trying to eat caulk (different story, rinsed out her...
This is my first time posting here, and I'm doing it because I'm really offended and I want to know if I did something to cause this.
I have 4 pullets who are just coming of age for egg laying. They are red stars/sex links. They are usually the sweetest birds, none have ever showed an ounce of...