I have six hens that I purchased about 6 weeks ago. All were doing fine but yesterday one of them was acting off. She is usually the leader of the pack but I found her in the coop by herself. She is very lethargic and only sits in one place. She will eat if food is placed in front of her. Same...
I put some quail eggs in the incubator three days ago. Tonight I notice one has a small chip out of it and this is what it looks like. Completely solid white chalky substance, not even moist. The rest of the eggs look fine. Any ideas?
Thanks Aubery, I don't get on this site as much as I should. I thought maybe I recognized your name from joining the FB page I created last week "Clovis City Chickens" but I just looked and couldnt find it. I am going before the Clovis Animal Task Force next Thursday to hopefully get a vote to...
I live in Clovis New Mexico and will be going before our local city commision next week to argue for backyard chickens. I am hoping someone might have a sample of a permit/license used in another city because I believe the city may require one and I would like to have one prepared when I walk...
Thanks for the advice. I don't want to over complicate this but when I look at what I wrote, it just seemed like I was missing something. I agree my biggest hurdle will be the proximity to neighbors. My intent is to allow people to use their side yards which on a typical residential lot is about...
I have been pursuing changing an outdated 63 year old animal ordinance in Clovis New Mexico that restricts the keeping of chickens to 100 feet from the nearest lot line. A meeting was convened this evening with the Animal Task Force (ATF) and there is overwhelming support for the keeping of a...