It takes a few days for the chicks figure out their new home. Whe any of my hens are broody, they squack constantly. If I reach under them to get eggs, they scream at me and sometimes get in a peck or two. We have no rooster. Some of my year old chicks sit on and try to keep eggs too, but they...
My coop is 8'x16' the enclosed roosting boxes has 5 boxes and is 8' by 8' by 8'. Ther are 4 4' roosts over the nesting boxes. 4 8' on the fenced end, and 4 10' up near the eves. They have 5 nesting boxes, but they like to be at least 2 per box, and a lot of time they get in one with one of the...
My chicks are a year old. The 5 year olds have no problem, it's the you ones. Ther is 1 one year old with all her feathers. She pecks them, but they also peck on each other. I have tried glucose, the peck stops here, vicks. I have bought aprons, and have only one who will wear one. The others...
I have a flock of 17, which has a few breeds. My oldest are 5 years old. 2 Orpingtons, and a brama. My new chicks are 4 Dominique, 5 black laced golden wyandotte, and 5 columbian wyandotte. We had a wyandotte rooster, but rehome him. We can't have rooms in our town, unless you have a farm...