I'm having a dilemma with my girls. I have 5 hens all the same age of various breeds and all but one quit laying after they started laying again in late Jan. I first thought it was rats, but killed most of them, but still nothing. Now I'm wondering if it could be mites or lice but I can't...
My 5 girls were all giving me an egg a day after molting this yr, and then 3 of them got broody and won't come out or lay....now I'm down to one egg a day and 3 broody hens I have to kick out of the house during the day or they'd starve themselves. I have a rat/mouse issue getting worse and...
I took a while but I found out I can have some chickens where I live...now to learn...which breeds are best for my area, which are most disease resistant....are hybrids stronger than pure breeds? Thank you for having this site.