Hi! The problem is that they are all picking on her She may have something wrong with her, but appears ok tbh. Will see how thing go! Thanks for your reply.
Hi, I have had chickens for 8 years, and have very slowly built up my flock to 13 hens. All of a sudden today I heard a real commotion from the hen run, and a number of hens were attacking one hen. It was cowering, and bleeding on it's head. I removed it, spayed blue antibiotic spray on the...
Aw thanks for your replies. The eggs are only on day 3, and I didn't break the discarded eggs, just didn't expect her to be moving 2 out from the first day. Fingers crossed with the others. I'm sure that i'll have a lot more questions to ask later! Thanks again Nicola
Hi all, just wanting a bit of advice! We put 9 eggs under my broody brown leghorn hen 3 days ago, and from day 1 she has been moving 2 of the eggs out of the nest. I did put them back a few times but decided to discard them today. Just wondering why she might have been doing this? And what to do...
Hi all. Just wondering what to do with my duckling who is almost 7 weeks old. He was the only one that hatched, we have now made him a temporary outdoor run at the side of my hens and my 3 other ducks. I have tried introducing him to the hens and they want to peck him :( My 2 females ducks are...