I’m new to chickens, Cardi is 9-10 months old and the last few days she spends in the nesting box. I take her out and she drinks water and eats but feathers are puffed with a clucking sounds and she goes right back to the nesting box. We do not have a rooster. I also noticed she has a bald spot...
I know the hen who is doing this. I only have 6 hens, the other 5 have had no issues with their eggs and have hard shells. I had thought of taking the advice of another poster on here to give just that hen a calcium supplement. The hen laying the soft eggs is acting completely fine other...
Hello. So we had a few weeks of normal eggs and last night she laid another soft one :-( Can you tell me the brand of calcium pills you get? are they hard or chewable? Thanks!
Hi all. I’m new to chickens and my hens are about 8 months old. Today i found the below pictured egg in one of the laying boxes. I have no idea which hen laid it, they’re all acting normal. Should i be concerned about this? It looks like a balloon with some white and yolk mostly inside but some...
Thank you, yes that’s what I meant I should have said they looked liked they hadn’t developed or they were barely visible. Thank you all for your help in identifying Henrietta…still very new to owning chickens and this forum has been super helpful!
Hello, my Henrietta (the orange/amber one with no comb) is not 6 months and she’s the only one of my flock without a comb or wattles….is this normal for some breeds? Any ideas what breed? Thank you!
Hi all, I just noticed today that my Dolly is limping and her right claw is curled up. We looked closely and couldn’t see anything different from her other foot. I suppose she maybe could have fell and hurt it but is there anything else it could be or anything i should be watching out for...