I have 11 hens. 6 RIR and 5 Golden Comets. I had them all in one smaller coop and was getting 8 eggs a day. I separated them so they would have more room and now my golden comets haven't laid an egg in over a week and my RIRS are only laying 1 to 2 eggs per day. I've also noticed that 4 of my...
I have a Rhode Island Red hen that will not leave the coop. I've noticed that her top beak is broken off and that part of her cone on her face is white. Is she sick? Does she need to be culled? Would you eat her? These are my questions. I'm new to raising chickens.
Yes I know it's on the small side. I am building a new coop so I can split them up. I want to figure out which ones lay and which ones dont. Could the rooster be causing stress to the hens? He is about 4 months old and when I put him in with my Reds they started pecking at his eyes and cone.
I purchased 6 Rhode Island Reds that were almost a year old on Wednesday andI gathered 5 eggs from them in the first 24 hours. Thursday I bought 1 Rhode Island Red, 5 Golden comets that are about 2 years old, and a rooster. I gathered 4 eggs yesterday and only one this morning. Could they be...
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what Breed my rooster is. The person that sold him to me said he is 4 months oldand thought he was an Easter egger. Is this accurate?