I have this prefab coop that I started out with. Pricey, not built to last, and no ventilation whatsoever. Other than that, the design isn’t bad really, but the worst part is the advertising that tells you how many chickens it will house. It says 11-20 birds will fit in there!
I have a Buff Orpington hen that is a year and a half old that has been broody multiple times (seems like more often than not). I have taken all the eggs away from her multiple times, removed her nest pad several times, one time only allowed her access to the coop at night, and I had to put her...
If you have too many eggs you can always donate them to a local food bank. They will be much appreciated. BTW, I usually get 6 eggs from 8 hens each day. That’s about 112 eggs per hen this year.
I just switched to the 18% “animal feed”. I put neosporin on the wound last night and have continued to apply the vetericyn twice today already. I was moving the flock to their new much larger coop and run when I saw the wound yesterday. She is isolated in the smaller one now. She’s eating and...
They eat Scratch and Peck layer feed, oyster shell, and grit. I have been giving them mealworms as a treat to increase their protein as well to help with feather growth. None of the other chickens have molted. They are just over a year old.
I’m new to chicken keeping and found my hen with this terrible wound on her side. She is very bald due to feather picking/ over grooming. I believe the rooster mounted her and sliced her with his spur when he couldn’t hold on due to lack of feathers. I am going to flush with peroxide and apply...