I have an most 1 year old lady bird suddenly laying these eggs...don't know which one, and all seem healthy. Seems like half the egg has no shell, half does have a shell. All eating purina layer feed, minimal scraps. I throw a handful of scratch in for them all to share each morning, always have...
I posted a similar question here about a month or so ago, felt to be molting, but the situation is worsening. Feathers gone from their backs and now legs. Sometimes skin seems red, other times normal skin color. No obvious bleeding sites. No rooster in there, just 5 hens, for laying only. Still...
I have a cochin rooster in the next run, not the same one (2 separate runs and coops because I have 2 cochin hens that the australorps were attacking). Is that what they look like when they molt? This is new to me. Thanks!
I have seven one year old australorps in a 20x20 enclosed run with a coop that has roosting bars and nesting boxes. Recently all but 1 have feathers either pulled out or fallen out from their butts.
They have normal poops, are normally pretty skittish (no change), and none appear ill.
They...