Recent content by bean oller

  1. bean oller

    Pecking order crazies

    Thank you all for the great suggestions, 4 older birds 4 new birds. plenty of roosting room. I did add another food/water area and yesterday seemed to go much better. Funny but the easter egger i have seems to be the bully to the new birds only. And now she is moulting. The new girls are very...
  2. bean oller

    Pecking order crazies

    Thank you, all great suggestions. 4 new birds 4 older birds. Plenty of space. I did add another water and food station
  3. bean oller

    Pecking order crazies

    Ok so I’ve done everything right? Separated the new 12week old birds about 3 weeks in a coop so the other birds can see them. Let them free range together but still had new girls go to their “own house” no sleep overs yet. Finally put everyone together last night helping the new girls into the...
  4. bean oller

    Need help to learn how to "Think like a CHICKEN"

    I have a beautiful Buff, sweet as pie! I have a Plymouth Rock, a bit sketchy but I love my Dottie. I also have a Black Sex link, now this lovley lady be CRAZY!! I have 2 new porcelain d'uccle bantams, Laverne and Shirley, and my sex link, Effie, will give these two no peace! I have seperated...
  5. bean oller

    Broody making me Moody!

    Thank you for your quick reply. I think I will just leave her alone. I'm all about hormones making me crazy so I will leave the poor dear to "brood".
  6. bean oller

    Broody making me Moody!

    New at this chicken thing so I have a black sex link and no rooster and she sits and sits and when I try to move her she puffs up and growls at me. I am concerned that she isn't eating if I just leave her to hatch her "invisible" chicks. When I do move her the other ladies want to peck her when...
  7. bean oller

    Is this "Aunt or Uncle" Mary?

    Perfect, maybe someone is trying to tell me something... I only have 4 hens, if I keep "Uncle Mary" should I add more hens to the family?
  8. bean oller

    Is this "Aunt or Uncle" Mary?

    I have heard of hens crowing and since this is my 2nd silver laced wyandotte because the first one was infact a rooster, is it possible that once again my "Aunt Mary" in an "Uncle Mary"?
  9. bean oller

    Now What?!

    Ok so i'm just loving this chicken thing! They are so darn cute and busy and they are roaming all over and running to me for grapes and raisins. I have 5 ladies, or so I thought. One of them has started making a very odd noise and has saddle feathers. This chicken is the biggest of all and has a...
  10. bean oller

    "Won't Leave The Nest"

    Thanks for your help, the girls were up and down all day yesterday!! Added a dust bath for them also. I appreciate all the advice from everyone and BYC is an awesome resource!! I will add some pictures soon ;)
  11. bean oller

    "Won't Leave The Nest"

    Second night with the "girls", had to help remind them to go "upstairs" to sleep, always trying to sleep/roost on the feeder, actually Gwendolyn was roosting on the rim and the rest of them were jammed inside. I do leave the door to the coop open, the run is secure so I'm thinking thats ok? Now...
  12. bean oller

    Happy to be New Chicken Mom!!

    Makes perfect sense, they were raised together and there was about 80 birds total. I will read the article you suggested, thank you. I will put Gwendolyn and Myrtle "upstairs" tonight to give a little help :)
  13. bean oller

    Happy to be New Chicken Mom!!

    For Mother's Day I got a coop and a promissory note for chickens. Got my new "babies" last evening, 1 Buff Orpington, Gewndolyn, 1Barred Rock, Myrtle, 1 Silver Lace Wyandotte, Dottie, 1 Gold Comet, Rosie and 1 Black Sex-Links named Effie. They were all born together and are 9 weeks old. Myrtle...
See more
Back
Top Bottom