Hi,
My 10 month Orpington is lethargic, has diarrhea and laid a white egg today. She always lays brown eggs.
Less than two weeks ago my Barred Rock hen died after having these same symptoms. I isolated her from the flock and she laid a white egg and everything and I was treating her for vent...
I got worms. That's what I'm going to call it.
Great write up, it really is easy. It's a little stinky in the terrarium but that has been the only negative.
That is a terrible thing that happened to your little friends. You should not take your dog to the pound like some may suggest. I hope you get through this OK, keep your head up!
My Pit Bull is the sweetest dog ever. She's real good with dogs and horses. There are way too many Pits in the shelters waiting for a good home. I wouldn't trust one right off the bat with your chickens of course, just like any breed of dog.
I'm feeding them the 6-18 week old feed. Thank you for the advise! We are excited for our first eggs, I know if could be an other month or two of waiting still so we'll see.
Here is a picture of Morgan, my RIR.
Oyster shells for calcium? The get high quality crumbles now for feed, and the feed store owner told me oyster shells are for only older laying hens.
Hello,
My four girls are 17 weeks old (one Rhode Island, one Plymouth Rock, one Easter Egger, one Buff Orpington). They are so much fun!
I recently caught my Rhode Island girl singing the egg song for about a minute. All of them are still growing their combs and wattles though. Will they...