Hi all, I'm in Santa Cruz north of Santa fe. I have a small backyard flock. Just lost my first hen. That's hard. Poor sweety apparently dug up and ate a nail.
Good morning, Wanted to give an update. First, all the hens are fine. Watched the hens to figure out it was my hen Cinnamon, that was laying the lash egg. She laid an egg this morning, the shell was very thin. Couldn't tell looking at it until you picked it up. Anyhow, they have oyster shell...
Brand new chicken mom here! Glad to be a part of the group and learn from you all. I have been using BYC as a resource in preparation to getting my ladies. I have 5 RI Red hens for about 7 weeks now. All approx. 14 months old. Great personalities, intelligent and such fun! After they got...
I will keep a close eye on them. They're all acting normal. Vents /backsides look fine. Eating well. Laying nearly everyday. I'm going to give them another look over just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Thanks so much!
Hi all, I am new to BYC and a new chicken mom of 2 months. I found, what looks like an organ, in the nesting box this morning. I am including a picture. It's about 3" long. I hope I'm wrong but it looks the reproductive system. My 5 hens all look and are acting fine. Any insight would be...