Hello everyone!
I have got a new flock of ten hens a few days ago. On day two, one of the hens started pecking the bottom of another. I thought it was to establish a pecking order but it went much further and when I checked on them a few hours later she had been pecked to the bone around her...
Hello All,
I am new to this forum and have only been keeping chickens for a year. I have 21 all together that are free range in 2 acres for a few hours a day and then kept in a large pen which is mainly bare earth. They are fed on layers pellets and their shelter is full of dust-extracted...