I am doing Poultry Judging with 4H this year. I went to pick up the 4 leghorn hens our county ordered and OMG! These are the most pathetic looking hens I've ever seen! They are scraggily and ragged. They've lived in cages their entire lives, they didn't even know what to do when I put them down on the grass in their new run.
And on top of everything else, they have some horrenously long nails. Some are almost an inch long! They seem to be walking ok. I need to trim them, but should I give them some time to get used to living here before I mess with them, or just go ahead and get all this out of the way so they can relax?
And on top of everything else, they have some horrenously long nails. Some are almost an inch long! They seem to be walking ok. I need to trim them, but should I give them some time to get used to living here before I mess with them, or just go ahead and get all this out of the way so they can relax?