maybe i sound dumb but i am new to this. my rhode island red hen , aged, 8 months, chest is swollen, hanging almost to the ground!! her comb is paler and shriveled up. i have been missing 1 egg a day for 4 days - i usually get 7 but it's been 5 or 6 now- and i don't know who lays and who...
what do i do? my dog killed 6 chicks a few weeks ago and this morning she killed 5 more. i have them inside til they r big enuf for the outside but my 2 yr old the left the door open! this time we don't know how she got in the room. i love my dog very much but she is a lab and known for hunting...
i am so sorry. i have lost chicks to my dog a few weeks ago and just today lost more chicks to the same dog!! i am heartbroken and i know you are too. ~hugs
hello! i'm Tami and i have just started my journey with chickens
i had 11 pullets- rhode island reds and new hampshire reds but my dig got to them (after my 2 yr old left the door open) and now i have 5. i plan to get more later.
they are still inside for a few weeks but my husband is building...