Hello! I'm Alexandra, or MilieBantam, whatever works for me! I currently live with my family and 19 chickens, all of whom I love very much. We have an elderly dog named Oz, who's a big sweetheart, too.
My family calls me chicken obsessed, but kissing each of my lovely hens on the head to bed...
About 3-4 months ago my Buff Silkie Bantam, Puff, started making this strange Screeching/Sneezing/Howling noise every so often for no reason. I didn't take it very seriously back then, as it was few and far between. At first. After about 1 month of this, it started to get louder and more common...
One of our Brahma's starting making a odd "moaning" noise. She does it constantly with a bit of gurgle before it. We know shes just about ready to start laying eggs and worried if she is getting sick or if could be a hormonal thing. Anyone have ideas. I included a short video of what shes doing...
We recently got 4 new laying hens to add to our flock, from a local farmer who was selling them. By the first two weeks, three out of four were laying. The fourth (Angel, an Ameraucana), had only laid one soft egg, so we just assumed she was too old to lay, and that it would go away. But 2 more...