This is the 1st time I have chickens and I've been watching and searching online to learn if this is a hen or a rooster.
The flock is 4 months old. This chicken started to doodle a few times a day but started later in age than what online says so I was thinking maybe it's a hormone imbalance hen...
Hi all- I have a couple of questions and a bit of a predicament.
We live in an arid region, but temps will break 99° - 100° next week for 1-3 days, with no rain.
*My hens have windows in their coop (which is white)
*they have shade in the side walls of their run
*A deep dust bath (not in the...
Hi all, I have a 5 month old Silkie Hen (Her name is Gertie). She has suddenly become really ill this afternoon and I am not sure how to help her. Here are a list of her symptoms:
- White watery poop along with poop that is slightly green
- Floppy body
- Lethargy
- Not eating or drinking
-...
I had a black sex link hen, she died of heart attack due to a fox attack. I cried a lot :( Anyhow i decided to incubate her egg to have her memory. So i took her eggs out of the fridge which was kept for few days and kept in hay ,turning every day for 2 weeks .When i got my incubation machine...
We are newer chicken owners. We have a small backyard flock of (5) about 4 month old hens. Four days ago we went out to let our flock free range the backyard which we usually do every day/every other day and we found our leading lady (a Rainbow Dixie) laying underneath the coop unwilling to come...