I have a small mixed flock of five hens. Two of which are wyandottes. One is golden laced and the other is silver laced. Both birds seem to be healthy, but our silver laced has a weird, kinda stumpy comb. She doesn't get bullied for it, (as we also have a dark cornish, which has no comb) but I'm...
Right now we have all brown egg layers, and with one gone seriously broody, and with the want for a color variety, that leaves me wondering. Say I were to get blue, green, or white eggs, would my hen avoid them as she hasn't seen anything other than brown eggs? Personally I think she'll be fine...
We tried our best, we set up a quarantine area and soaked her while trying to clean her. In the end she freaked out a few times, and died in my arms. I'm glad I was there in her last moments, but I'm very scared that she had coccidiosis.
Hi this is an emergency so Ill be quick. the girls have been inside most of the day (young ones forgot to let them out) abd when I let them out today (about 3pm), I noticed one of my hens had a very bloody vent, with what looks almost like a white pus coming out of it. her feathers and part of...
When we started our flock, we only planned for six! We have: A golden laced Wyandotte, a silver laced Wyandotte, a speckled Sussex, a Rhode Island red, a Barnevelder, and a dark Cornish. (Though the GLW passed before we got home, so we set up the others, and two of us drove back to the hatchery...
There's no slope in our yard, it's almost completely flat. Though the blowing rain can be fixed with a bamboo barrier fence we were already planning on installing, so that's a plus. Most of the water seems to just run through the ground though, so raising the soil is our best bet.
I hadn't thought about gravel! I was worried it might not be the most comfortable solution, especially for the whole run. But if it doubles for as well then it's a much more attractive solution.