Recent content by Gabrielle

I've been watching my Rhode Island Red chicken today and it's behavior was very strange. I let the chickens out to free range and they all go around and do their own thing. But I was watching this hen and she looked like she was having trouble walking? Well, she was walking like she had a rash...

Hey everyone. This summer I've decided to get some new chicks, I was thinking from a local store but being the person I am, I wanted more choice. I'll be ordering my chicks online again. I'm still considering the chicks I want to add to my flock of 5 but I am also considering a rooster...

Yes, thank you for your answer. My friend does not have chickens yet, she is expected to take 2. This question was answered perfectly, I am going to wait until the mother hen raises the chicks until I hand them off. It should be about 3-9 weeks? We live in FL, so during spring and summer it's...

I am planning on getting some chicks and putting them under my broody hen, I am getting some chicks for my friend also, so when they are old enough some of the chicks go to her. How old should they be to be seperated?

Hi, I am planning on getting some chicks for my Hen this Spring/Summer. I have 7, and there is a strong chance of them becoming broody. Regardless if they are broody or not, I would like to know: If a hen raises the chicks, will the be able to stay in the flock when they are full grown? Or...

This whole thing might blow away after she is done molting. I am pretty sure it's almost over because her tail feathers are half size. But she has a lot of chicken dandruf and ruff feathers. Do you think she will have a chance of dying before its over?

I currently have her in the house, eating some corn. I am wondering if its a parasite or she just isn't eating enough. Should I consider sending her to the vet?

Alright so I have a Americana Chicken. She just finished molting and she is normaly the top chicken, but she was getting picked on. She has lost tons of weight and is shivering. She has tons of food to eat crumble/corn but she is skinny as heck. I have never felt a chicken this light, and for a...

I totally agree. Chickens are such amusing birds, the way they interact.

Oh my gosh! Your Easter egger/Americana looks exactly like mine! Adorable! Also, I have a Red star too. They look pretty alike. Cute! I like the white chicken you have too, I am guessing it's a Americana/Easter egger?

I never knew any over their positions in my flock. This is why I was so curious to find a way to know, whos who. I looked it up and everyone just says to watch them, like I did for a long time. I just recently figured this out, so if you are curious, try it out. :)

Same with me! I have watched my chickens, over and over again. And I always see the same chickens get picked on. I did have a guess who was the most dominate one, but I was incorrect. After I did my test, she was one of the middle chickens (One who can be picked on, but not at the bottom of the...

*ALSO HEN 2 was picked on by both of the chickens. (Meaning by this, is she is always bossed around, and at the bottom level of the flock.)

*ALSO HEN 2 was picked on by both of the chickens. (Meaning by this, is she is always bossed around, and at the bottom level of the flock.)