Hello hoping to get some help with my young Cream Legbar hen who just started laying. Unlike the other hens we have she didn’t start laying small eggs and work up to medium and large she immediately started laying large eggs. We noticed her having trouble and have been watching her. She often...
Need some help! We have had backyard chickens for three years now. Our one hen gets broody every spring, the first time we tried to break it but then gave up and got her hatching eggs. She was a great mom had a little trouble when the babies first hatched, but then raised them like a pro. We...
So one of my girls had a dirty bum and I questioned if she had lice. Caught her yesterday and there they were on her and my other two girls. I read DE was very bad for their lungs and not to use it so I called the local feed store and they said dusting powder. So I bought a can gloved up put a...
Hi All,
We live in the pacific north west (so not that cold) and have 3 chickens who we believe are amarucanas/olive eggers/Easter Eggers.
All just started laying this fall. Our first girl to lay (blue eggs) was pretty consistent. When the others started laying she became more inconsistent. In...
Hi I am new to owning chickens we have 3 girls 1 Americana and 2 Olive Eggers (we think!). They are just 6 months old and only 1 is laying (or was until the days became too short). My question is what to do when you go away?? We have a small coop with 2 egg boxes and an inner run that leads to a...