Please could someone help me make sense of this:
My hens have just started laying again about a month or two ago. Two out of three are laying big beautiful eggs with massive yokes. The other hen has only laid 3 fairy eggs so far. I'm not sure who it is as I am out during the day.
Today I...
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My hen has recently started acting strange. She is excluding herself from the flock and has not been laying for almost a week now. I removed the nest box a few days back because my other hen was broody and the only way to keep her out of it was to remove the nest box. I didn't think it...
My hen hatched her first and only chick on 11 Oct. On the 14th she brought her chick out into the flock and everyone was fine the whole day(my 2 hens and rooster). The next morning I was out by the chickens when mommy hen was bringing her chick out again. The chick was not close by mommy's side...
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So i'm a new chicken owner - I have 3 hens and a rooster, all of which are 6 months old Koekoeks.
I've recently noticed that my one hen, Dora, is forever giving my other hen, Daisy, a hard time. She chases her away from treats, or even if she just gets in her space.
Now Daisy hasnt...
Hi everyone
So i'm a new chicken owner - I have 3 hens and a rooster, all of which are 6 months old Koekoeks.
I've recently noticed that my one hen, Dora, is forever giving my other hen, Daisy, a hard time. She chases her away from treats, or even if she just gets in her space.
Now Daisy hasnt...
So today my 23 week old Koekoek ( similar to a barred rock) layed her first egg. I wasnt home but my sister was feeding the pucks treats and Daisy didnt come out the coop. When i got home home about fifteen minutes later i went to go check the nest box and found what looked like someone cracked...