Not sure if this should be in this forum or "Managing your Flock."
I got 3 GBJ (The Monsters) at the beginning of the month. A week later 3 BO's and 3 EE's (The Babies). We didn't put them together b/c they were 2 weeks apart in age AND SO much bigger than the babies. We would introduce them here or there, but only for short times, and always supervised.
I noticed the tail feathers were not as full on one of our GBJ's (Leela.) The other two kept getting longer and longer feathers, but Leela's stayed short. We've figured out that Oreo, the biggest GBJ, has been pulling them out!
Due to my allergies, the chicks had to go outside. I found a GIANT dog crate on Craigslist and used hardwire cloth to make it safe for the birds. We put them ALL together last night. We had separated Oreo out for the last two days and thought that maybe she'd calm down. Nope. My husband noticed today that she had hearded the OB's and EE's into a corner away from the food, and every time they tried to go for it, she would peak at them. So he took her out and put her in this rabbit cage we have. The other two GBJ's don't pick on the Babies, but they don't really mix with them much. Maybe that will just take time.
I just don't know what to do with Oreo. I know that chickens are social, so I don't want to make her crazy by keeping her away from the others, but clearly she can't play nice. I noticed the tail feathers on Ryan (GBJ) are kinda scraggly and not as full as Oreo's. I think Oreo was pulling her tail feathers too, just not as much as Leela's.
Oreo is only about 4 weeks old, so I'm really at a loss as to what to do with her.
And I'm only saying "Her" because there's a 90% chance they all are hens. Maybe Oreo's a roo?? IDK. Too early to tell. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
~Risa
Semi newbie, but these are the first we're raising on our own and I don't have the expert in the next office to run to this time!
3 Giant Black Jerseys, 3 Americaunas and 3 Buff Orpingtons, and an old Siamese/ Tortie kitty.
They're starting to lay! (Jan 2013)
~Risa
Semi newbie, but these are the first we're raising on our own and I don't have the expert in the next office to run to this time!
3 Giant Black Jerseys, 3 Americaunas and 3 Buff Orpingtons, and an old Siamese/ Tortie kitty.
They're starting to lay! (Jan 2013)








