one of our two olive eggers was pretty sleepy earlier and squatting weirdly so I checked for a prolapse and nothing was there so I left her alone. Later I went out to get the eggs and I got hers. I know it’s hers because she lays bigger eggs than her sister who started laying very recently. It’s...
We got 6 'sexed' baby chicks in April and 2 turned out to be roos..
They are both smaller than all the hens that were in the group and I have included photos... If anyone is interested in 1 or 2 happy to meet you somewhere...
They seems gentle so far but have also not turned into large birds...
Here a picture from last week of my handsome boy, Glasspoole:
My almost-6th month old Australorp/Mystery-mix-breed cockerel (pictured above) seemed sore on one leg yesterday so we moved him into the small section on the coop so he could recover from what I assumed was a pulled muscle since I...
Hello, our 6 month-ish chicken has been sick since we got back from a trip 3 days ago. So we aren’t sure if the symptoms have been going longer, but they are as follows:
She can’t balance, holds herself up against a wall
She won’t (or can’t) extend her neck
She is alert but lethargic
She tries...
Hello, I am new here so first off I would like to say hello! I am Glad to have some chicken people like myself to talk to although I don't have the biggest flock I still enjoy raising hens and getting eggs. the ISO part is I am in the market for two Laying hens. each one a different breed and...