Yes everyday like clock work. 730 am no later then 830 am. Everyday. Since she started laying at 23 weeks old. Well other than when she decided to molt in the middle of winter that is. Her eggs are beautiful. The shells are strong usually have to hit them pretty hard to get them to crack, they...
Her comb and wattles are a nice and red, no pale color at all. Her poop is normal, no worms that I can see moist and green ( from all the grass she eats) it has form to it like a normal dropping good size, not mushy or runny no blood a little white on it. Sorry thos was in the coop she pooped...
Her tongue I will look at today. No odor at all coming from her. And she is the mean one out of the group lol she is head hen. She lays like clock work big beautiful thick shelled eggs ever morning at 7:30. She is acting normal eating playing drinking picking on the broody gen (we don't have...
Hi everyone! I'm new to the thread! I'm from a tiny town in the PNW of Washington state. Colville to be exact 😊. I have 4 beautiful Rhode island reds hens. No roosters. 2 dogs ( well more like humans) 2 grand daughters and the man. I love hunting, fishing camping and hiking. I have a bakery...
Oh shoot I didn't mean scratch I meant oyster shell a side of oyster shell. I don't feed them scratch at all they just get their meal worms in the Morning, the layer crumbles and oyster shells. And what ever they find while roaming. What brand do you suggest in feed? Purina layena is what I've...
All of them have always been pretty fluffy and healthy. Including ezzy the chicken in question. She does look like she is losing weight. The rest are good. Little fluff bums. 😍 something just seems off weight wise with ezzy. I mean she eating drinking poop producing eggs but she seems smaller...
I have never wormed them, I haven't seen any signs of worms other than weight loss. I feed them layer feed crumbles ( they hate the pellets) 16 % protein a treat of meal worms daily, a side dish always kept full of scratch and peak oyster shells..the free range they only time they are locked up...
I feed them layer crumbles 16% protein, a side dish of oyster shell always kept full. Meal worms for snacks, fresh water daily. They free range all day they do not get locked up at all unless it is bed time. I haven't seen any signs of worms, I haven't wormed them yet. But the weight loss is...
I have always had RIR but fir some reason I have 1 hen who is just not putting the weight anymore. I weighed her and she is 2.6 lbs and that she seems so small for rir? Is it really true RIR should be no left than 6 lbs for hen? She I deworm her just in case? She's eats like a pig free ranges...
Hello I am so excited to join the group. I am pipsmomma I havev4 beautiful Rhode island reds they are all 2 years Old. I live in Washington state. I hunt fish camp and hike in my spare time. I own a bakery and live in the country.