isolating

I have 8 hens and a rooster. My flock has always been super close, sticking together and keeping a peaceful order. The rooster has favored the Silver Laced Wyandottes the most. In recent weeks, we have been noticing INTENSE mating behavior with one of the Wyandottes. He will mate her again...

I have a 4 year old hen who i think has a leg injury. She’s limping with no other signs of illness, and no visible injury so i assume it’s a tendon or sprain, something like that. im isolating her but i’m wondering what the best way to do so is. She seems stressed and antsy. Should she be by...

Hi All, I have a Welsummer chicken (Lucy) who is 1 year old. She began molting back in late December (kinda early but I read that sometimes happens). She is pretty much done but can't seem to grow back her final tail feathers. This is mainly because another hen (Dolly) continues to peck at her...

I have 20 birds, some are still pullets and my largest original group turned hens today. Since Monday I have one hen, a WelSummer, that is displaying out of the ordinary behavior. Everyone else is 100%. I was out of town last weekend arriving home this past Monday and noticed her being a...

Hi everyone, I noticed today that my top hen, the Queen Bee is isolating herself. She's eaten and had some treats and water but shes been staying in the same few spots all day, barely foraging. I'm redoing my coop now and cleaning, dusting to rid the bugs. I have been waiting for warmer weather...

Hi everyone, I noticed today that my top hen, the Queen Bee is isolating herself. She's eaten and had some treats and water but shes been staying in the same few spots all day, barely foraging. I'm redoing my coop now and cleaning, dusting to rid the bugs. I have been waiting for warmer weather...

Penny for your thoughts? My 17 m/o EE is recovering from a few rough days: first, a thin-shelled egg broke inside her that she struggled to expel (but did after a few epsom salt soaks and calcium supplements), then her crop backed up, which led to an all-day stay at the local vet's office. She...

Concerned mother hen here. New to chickens all together. I have an approximately 11/12 week ISA Brown (so I was told when purchased mid May). She has seemed to Have slowed down in development, she is TINY (see pics for reference). Smaller than my silkies which are only a week older and...