Well she did it again!!! My Australian Shepard killed 2 pullets and one rooster! She has never done this EVER!! And now if she is ever left by herself she is caught in action a few minutes later. I want to know if there is anyway I can break her from this habbit she has gotten in too. I need...
Well I have had my very first birds for a little over two years now. I have noticed a steady decrease in egg production of these hens and I was just wondering if anyone had birds that just completely stopped laying eggs do to old age.
Thank you all for your help!!
My hen, Bonnet, has a scab on the bottom of one of her feet. Today I was holding her in the lawn chair when she flew off my lap on the concrete and caused her scab to start bleeding. I am now a little bit concerned about the scab and now my question is:
Is there anything I can put on her foot to...
Well my local fair is coming up and in a few weeks I will need to wash my chicken. I have my own way of washing my chickens, but I want to know how you all wash your chickens. You all might have a different and better way.
Thanks to all you BYC members!!!!!
OK my family is wanting to put mulch around our trees in the front yard. My chickens are free range so i guess my question is: Is there a certain kind of mulch I should get?? Or are there poisonous mulch?? I don't know much about mulch so if someone could give me some information it would be...
Recently my chickens have not been laying very many eggs. We had a broody hen, but she is over that now. But now my other hens are just not wanting to lay at ALL! A few are molting so that MAY be one reason. But what i am asking is there any way I can get them to start laying a little better...
Does anyone have so tips on gentiling down my hens. I had them gentled down at one time, but the neighbor's dog came over and they have not been the same since. I am showing them in a couple of months so.......help.
Hello my name is 4H gal. I am new to this website. I am currently raising meat birds, show hen, and production hens for a 4H project. I have two barred Plymouth rocks, one BSL, 13 Buff Orpington's, 12 meat birds, and a few that are cross breeds of these hens. I look forward to gaining...