Try to gentry stroke her spine, maybe give her a little feather tossle, until she decides to shake your attention off. I’ve been told this stimulates their laying hormones. When they mate with their rooster this squatting pose is ‘the position’. I don’t have a rooster, so I haven’t witnessed...
This is my 2.5 year old Leghorn aka "Minnie Pearl'
Lately she's been not so well groomed, maybe a little skinnier than usual and her tail is very shredded as of the last two weeks. She seems spirited enough, and flighty as usual. She's eating and drinking fine. She is part of a mixed flock of...
So informative! Thank you! I think my girls are starting their first molt at a little over a year old. My orpington has bald spots on her head next to her comb- is that a sign too?
Thanks for your response. I think I have found remnants- mixed in with the bedding shavings beneath her perch. Right now she is the only one who is inside at night ( I have a semi closed in nesting box with perches and then an outside fort knox coop where the rest of the flock as been perched in...
I know you originally suggested a week for this protocol. She's been on this regime for a week and a half with no change. Do you think I should continue unitl I do see a change?
Hi Korpse- Some breeds are more naturally flighty, but I sat with them for stretches everyday- sometimes twice a day and I know they recognize and anticipate it now, when I can. A few jump on my back when I'm leaning down, a couple let me pick them up gently from underneath. I'm careful not to...
Those cheap dark blue plastic freezable squares people put into coolers? You can probably get them at Fred Meyer's in the "campIng"/ hardware section. They work very efficiently for a smaller freezer. I have several on rotation in my freezer to accomodate cool water to drink for my girls as...
Hi LaFleche
I've had her from a chick stage and yes she was laying just fine med dark brown, well formed eggs at first, but gradually over the last 5 months - they became wonky shaped and lighter brown ( I posted about that awhile back with a picture) but was assured that it was not too...
Hi there- thanks for your insights in advance-
I was told she is a Cuckoo Maran- but she doesn't resemble my other one in one particularly aspect- in the foot area where hard nodules that resemble extra toes have been growing. ( as shown) She is a little over one year old and has not molted yet...
Thanks for your response. I have a bowl of oyster shell mixed with very tiny baked flecks of thier own shell mixed into it. Hmmmm. She does lay early sometimes- with softy shells - I think this may be very relevant. Thank you.