We have a walk up coop too. I opened the back door and another hen got in and tried to peck the baby chick to death!!! It was awful and an all out hen fight. I grabbed the other chicken and took her out. Now I need to separate them perm. When the coop is closed it is predator proof for sure...
Thanks for all the replies! Two eggs hatched yesterday! Mother Hen is doing well with them. So this is my first time with this. The coop is two stories and the hens have to go down to get out of coop to get to run. I **** that down because I don't want chicks to fall out but now Mother Hen...
Hi there,
We have 6 hens (had 8 but gave 2 bullies away). One hen is brooding and she has been sitting on eggs for over 4 weeks. We "borrowed" 2 eggs from a friend with a rooster hoping it would hatch but no such luck after 3 weeks. I would like to get a fertiized egg but how would I go about...
The RIR is the smallest and skinniest of all the birds. She is also the most picked on and has the most damage to her skin. She was very loud at first and quite annoying but I think the bullies have pecked her so much she stays more quiet.
I don't know who lays which eggs. We get white tan and brown speckled eggs. We will get rid of three chickens and we already added two tree branches in the coop. Hoping our friend will take the bullies. She lives on a farm and has twenty chickens.