I was thinking I could put her in my other coop/run and get a couple other bantams so she wasn’t alone, but with some hens closer to her size. She is currently in a mixed flock with snowy easter eggers, rhode island red, cuckoo marans, and welsummers. The flock also tries to keep her out of...
I was wondering if I was accidentally sent a bantam. I ordered a mix of brown egg layers (16 full size hens) and she is the only one that small. Should I remove her from the other hens?
I have a golden laced wyandotte that has grown slower and is half the size of all my other day old chicks (that are now all 12 weeks old I ordered online/came together. Is that normal? I am just concerned because my other hens are very cruel and pick at her until her face and comb are all...
At first my flock never wanted out of their house. After they finally went outside they now play a version of shotgun to see which one can sleep closest to the door to be the first one out in the morning. They are hilarious.
Super important to separate off chicks with their mama as much as possible from all the other hens/roo. Some other hens and/or rooster will kill the the baby chicks. It was a sad lesson I learned. I only had one other hen in my little group of seven that would not try to kill the baby chicks...
The new additions to our home!
Two Buff Rocks, two Ameraucanas, a Deleware, a Rhode Island Red, a Welsummer, a Buff Orpington, and a Speckled Sussex. : )
The new additions to our home!
Two Buff Rocks, two Ameraucanas, a Deleware, a Rhode Island Red, a Welsummer, a Buff Orpington, and a Speckled Sussex. : )