Recent content by SaltLakeChickenMama

Hi! My chicken has a similar bump. Has your girl’s eye changed at all? Did you figure anything out?

Coop has 2 bars that are 4 feet long each for 6 chickens. They free range of my yard which is 1/3 of an acre.

They are the same age (1 1/2 yo and have been living together since they were chicks) they free range and have plenty of space. She’s just a loner that gets picked on by her “sisters” and has chip in her shoulder - she goes after the new chicks.

Do you think she’ll be picked on even worse? If so, I won’t let her go

What would happen to the pecking order of a small flock if the bottom of the pecking order was removed? If detail is needed, I have one hen that is an outcast. She’s always alone and often picked on. She’s a Wyandotte and the rest are australorps and I am considering rehoming her to a flock...

I put them in with the nicest hen and used her as an ambassador, but the lowest of the original pecking order is dead set on not being at the bottom again… which is expected

That is a good idea. I’ll see what I can put together :)

I’m trying to decide if its a good time to rehome my little guy. I have 4 two month old chicks that I’m working on integrating into a flock of 4 year old hens. Turns out 1 (maybe 2) of my chicks is a roo. One has definitely found his voice. Unfortunately, I can’t have Roos in my city so I have...

I have 4 one year old hens and 4 two month old chicks I’m working on integrating. During the day, they seem ok. There is some pecking order drama going on, but nothing major. They spend most of the day free ranging and spending some time in the run (200sq ft) staying on opposite sides of the...

I’m going thru the same thing right now. Have you had any change? Are the littles seeming less terrified yet?

chickens aren’t cheep

I have a 2 week trip planned in august and don’t know what to do about my flock of 6. They are super high maintenance: I live in a neighborhood where all our houses are fairly close and when my girls aren’t free range, they are super noisy. I can’t leave them out all day or they destroy the...

I was just swooning over the colors of my EE chicks! I love their flooff faces! I can’t wait to see what they look like when they feather!

Quick background story: I’m on my second mini flock. My first flock of 4 all turned out to be hens. (Nice work Hatchery!) Now I’m on my second flock of 4 - which I hatched myself, so the chance of getting a roo is much higher. I only want to add 2 more girls to my established flock, so I’m going...

Mine are just under 2 days old and look the same. Following