Hello all!
We got a new flock of pullets a few weeks ago, 77 in total, from a local hatchery. They are cross-breed egg layers. Everything started out fine, but a couple weeks in we started having 1 or 2 die every few days. At first we thought it was due to the heatwave. Some had some injuries...
We have four hens who are seven months old. We raised them from one-week-old chicks.
They live in a coop surrounded by a Run. The coop's nesting area supports
all four but is designed with only two side-by-side nesting boxes separated
by a very low (like 2-3" high) divider.
Three of our birds...
I joined today for a couple reasons. I have 6 chickens, all buff Orpington. Three of them are almost a year old (two girls and a boy) , and three are about 2 months old(one girl and two boys). My mother also has chickens and is a big fan of this site for advice.
So, the main reason I joined is...