So I’m really just curious if other people have experienced a similar situation. But I have a fairly small flock. I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens, and 4 female ducks (2 Cayuga, 1 Buff, and 1 silver apple yard). This weekend we visited friends who has a larger flock ( about 20) of mixed breed...
Hi there! I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens who typically lay brown eggs, but for two days in a row, I’ve gotten one strangely pale egg that is a pinkish white colour. I don’t think this is normal and am worried for my girls... all of the other eggs are normal and fine, and I’ve never had anything...
Hello all! I have a flock of ten hens, and everyday I let them free range in my yard all day until they’re ready to go inside the coop. I live in the middle of the woods in Massachusetts, so naturally there are predators, though we have a dog that spends most of her time outside with them, so...
Hello from downstate Illinois. I am new to chickens. My nieces, daughter, and I picked up day old baby chicks from Farm and Fleet on March 13th, the same day the governor ordered the shut down of the state. The timing was a complete coincidence, I had wanted to get chickens for years. Earlier in...