Hi folks, as I've mentioned before I sort of inherited my chickens when I moved to a different city last summer, the previous owners were moving to a smaller house and couldn't keep them anymore so I decided to keep them myself.
I'always wanted to keep a few chickens and I thought keeping these...
A little update: I was able to check her and it seems like she was only bleeding from the comb after all.
I applied more betadine in the morning, then I talked to a vet and she told me to use something called Aluspray, which is supposed to protect the wound, promote healing etc and it's also...
Coop is small and there isn't that much room away from the roost, it's more than enough room for 4 hens and they spend all day outside (free ranging), I can see if I can fit the cage in but not before tomorrow morning anyway.
I do not know if there are hawks around here to be honest, I haven't...
Hi folks,
my chicken free range all day and I lock them up at night, today I was doing some chores and went out to close the coop when it was already dark.
Unfortunately, the coop door was shut (probably due to a gust of wind, though it's not windy today) and the ladies couldn't get back...
Too many roosters.. The recommended ratio is 1 rooster to 10 hens, I think you should give away at least one of the boys (the aggressive one).
By the way in my opinion you should also show the rooster you're boss, so for example not only you don't feed him first, but he has to stay away from the...