Hi Anne,
I'm in Camas, WA (just across from Portland). Forecast high is 116 today. I don't get too worried when they're not in the coop. They have a lot of shade and water. I do add an extra water bowl when it gets real hot and I add ice to the bowl a few times a day. I also give them frozen...
I'm sorry to hear that you're going through that too. Our rooster is the sweetest boy ever. Our issue resolved itself, unfortunately, when two stray dogs came through and kill 10 of our hens. 3 were found, 7 were not. Carolyn, the one Halo was attacking, was never found. It was heartbreaking...
Our Dominique is the best rooster otherwise. Asks to be picked up, likes to be held. Lets me Dr. his bumblefoot, just lays there for me. Just an ___hole with that ONE hen. Just about wrung his neck the other day!
We have 3 Ameraucana babies right now. 6 weeks old. Hoping they're girls...
The saga continues. The rooster still has a "thing" for the hen. She stays away from him as best she can, but he goes after her when he can too. I have started a behavioral modification program. I have a 5x7 chain link kennel. I sit in there with the two of them. When he starts to go after...
I mean a lot more than mounting. Vicious. Other hens were also attacking. Everyone seems to be getting along better since the separation.
So she won't grow feathers back until a molt? When does that happen normally?
Thanks,
Jason
Hi everyone,
Carolyn was getting attacked by our rooster so we thought separating them would solve the butt problem. But after being separated for a month Carolyn's but looks terrible. Could it be something other than fighting? She looks pale too.
Thanks,
Jason
I'll chime in. We have 25 kids and 3 babies. I feed them about 7 cups or 2 pounds of Countryside Organics layer feed mixed with about 2 cups of fermented scratch. They're free-range all the time in the warm months. They get locked in the run (1500 square feet) in the cooler months if we aren't...