My plymouth rooster is attaching my minorca hen by grabbing her comb. It is starting to bleed and change shape. What should I do? The Rooster is younger and came after the minorca who had been with us for 2 years before he arrived
. She doesn't allow him to mate and has never let him near...
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I have a 9 month old hen who has stopped all normal activity. I found her alone tonight, outside, away from the other 4 hens who were inside the coop and chatty as usual. She has started laying - could she be egg bound? How long can she survive without food? I did see her take some...
Hello, I have 5 hens and I'm thinking of introducing a rooster of the same age (7 months) but all the chickens are of different breeds. The rooster is a South American Land Race. What should I be aware of and what is the ideal way to introduce them? Is this even a good idea? The hens...
Can you please tell me how much light per day layers need? Mine actually haven't started to lay yet but as the days are getting shorter and they are due to lay soon, I wanted to give them the best opportunity.
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I have (4) 12 week old chickens and I have had them since they were 5 weeks old. When they were picked for me out of many chicks, the owner did remark that if you happen to get a rooster you may bring it back and get a hen instead - now one of my supposed hens made a rather different noise...
Hello. I have a 10 week old Welsummer hen and she seems to be lacking tail feathers. She looks like a large ball with legs. The rest of her body is fully feathered but her tail hasn't developed yet. Is this normal? Many thanks for any help.