I had one of my Dorkings, Lottie injured by my dog, he is a springer poodle cross and is never out when they are out, but when my son put them in the barn this evening, and he must have missed her, my dog would not come in and when I went to the fence I saw what he had done to her, she was on...
So, Cinnamon the rescue hen was walking around with a dime in her mouth, before I could get it she swallowed it. I do not feel anything in her throat, it seems to have gone down the hatch. What should I look for? Will it pass? Her crop seems empty, except for some gravel I can feel in it. She...
Hello, I am from northeast Vermont and have had chickens for eggs and love of them for 40 years.As winter is approaching I have 36 hens, no roos anymore. The majority of the flock are youngsters, raised this summer, new breeds for me and I am delighted with their gentleness and foraging ability...
So I have a young flock of layers, Cream Leg bars, Silver Dorkings, Bielfelders and Dark Brahmans, all 5 months old in November. I purchased some year and a half old birds from a neighbor farmer, as I wanted eggs now, and I bought 5 Freedom Rangers and 4 Blue Plymouths. The Freedom Rangers are...