Anyone have any suggestions we have 9 hens and all but 2 have bare spots from being plucked from each other. We have tried adding the chicken swing and also the block treat in case it is caused by boredom. Not sure what to do:hu
We noticed this and have separated her from the others as they were pecking at her. Could this have been caused by our rooster? They are all 4 1/2 months old. Could something else be going on? Wondering if we should get rid of our rooster.
My daughter noticed today that one of our barred rocks has a much larger and redder comb than our other two. Is she just growing faster or do we have a rooster?:/
thank you We tried that but I guess ours are still to little. Will try again when they are bigger. Do you know how long it takes to establish their pecking order?
yes thank you! It's amazing how the chicks that are just a few weeks older can be so mean! Good luck to you combining your flock let us know how it goes and if you have any helpful hints on the process.
After a another stressful day for the chicks we decided their just not ready to join the others. We put the bully in the dog crate. However as soon as we did that the other hens took over with the bullying. By the end of the day we had 2 bully's in the crate and we're going too add a third when...
We have two separate groups of chicks. The first are about 11 weeks old. The second group is about 6 1/2 weeks now. On Friday morning we put the younger chicks in a dog crate in the chicken coop. Sunday evening we let them out with the older chicks. They have been chased and pecked constantly! I...