We are wondering WHY....when a hen gets into a nesting box to lay her egg, another hen gets in after her and stands there crowding her...also, another hen or hens stand below the box and squawk, sounding almost like a goose! Why the bizarre ritual? They don't sound in distress....just doing...
I have 3 Easter Eggers, I think. Here is a pic of 1 that is bigger than the other 2. I'm not sure if it is a hen or a rooster. any help is appreciated.
The one closest to the camera is the one in question. Thanks.
I have a hen that is getting out of the run by flying and clawing her way to the top of the fence and jumping out. The run is 9 ft. by 25 ft. so I know the hens have plenty of room. I have 10 hens but this one hen, who is the leader in the pecking order, is continually getting out. I have...
I have a hen that got one of her toes hung in the coop wire when the roost fell and she was stretched out hanging for a period of time. I'm not sure how long she had been hanging there but she was really stretched out. After I unhooked her and felt her leg and thigh, I don't feel anything broken...
I have a 80 sq. ft. Coop and a 100 sq. ft. Run. The chickens have been together since we bought them. I am fixing to get rid of about 10 chickens so that may alleviate the problem. I am keeping the most injured one in a dog kennel in the run so she is not totally separated from the group. Blood...
I have about 20 chickens and I have 2 chickens being pecked to bleeding. Is Blood Stop Powder okay to use? What else is available? Do I need to separate the injured until they are healed?