Thanks for your response and insight. Ok, so my cockerel is the same age as my pullets. Aprox 7 months. But being that my cockerel is a Giant, he is suppose to mature slower than the other breeds. I have a large mix of chickens in this flock.
I have added 12 hens and one rooster this spring to my flock of the same count. My older girls are in molt (which seams to be going on forever) so they are not producing but a random egg every here or there. My babies have not started laying yet but could at any time. I was shocked to see my...
These were pictures I took back when she first started looking and acting weird. She is a lot bigger now. She is able to poop though. I am at a loss of what to do next. Still no eggs from her. It has been about a week now.
she does eat occasionally. I have put her back in with the flock. While she was on her own she didn't drink much. Now she is staying up on her perch all day. She is even bigger. I don't feel anything weird in her body: no egg, no food gathered.
I have been trying to download some pics but am not having any luck. She is still not extending her neck. I never felt anything in her crop. I also looked under her flap and there is no egg in sight. Her poop has a white coating on it that is a little stiff. Does that help? I will keep...
I am really struggling with maneuvering this web page. It has been several days since I was able to find this post again.
I have quarantined this hen. I tried to clear her gullet: nothing seamed amiss there. I have been giving her warm baths: nothing changes.
She is eating a little. She...
I have 24 hens and have never been able to figure out who is laying what. I will try to catch her again today and check for the egg. Yesterday I messaged her entire chest and neck area thinking she might have food packed in her whatcha'ma'call-it. I felt nothing strange but did it for a bit...
I've been away for the weekend. My neighbors have been in charge of feeding and watering (and collecting the eggs, of course) my hens.
One of my year old hens is acting weird and looks to be really puffy. She is not extending her neck at all. I just noticed one of her eyes is closed also...
Thanks for your responses.
My chicks were shipped to me May 21st from Hoovers Hatchery. I'm not sure how old they are when they come to me.
I have a very large all enclosed run with an added temp area that I change up all the time to give them fresh ground. I will try to post some pics cause...
Hey all, I'm new to this site and would like to say hello and thank you for all the great info I have pulled from here every since I was thinking about getting chickens.
My dilemma is as follows: I have an established flock (12 hens and 1 rooster: all about 1.5 years old). I have recently...