Recent content by Lokibinian

Thank you for your answer! Wowzers, I know this is four months old, but better late than never, eh? My hens did reject my chick, but it seems like my efforts paid off, the chick is now a happy and healthy pullet. ^^

Your thoughts are very much appreciated. ^^

Sadly, I believe it was the intestines, as she died shortly after posting this thread. Still, thank you, for the answers.

There is a soft, red thing protruding from either my chick's vent or navel. My chick hatched just hours ago, and the umbilical cord was stuck to the chick and egg, and just as I thought I should cut it off, the chick pulled it... hard... and it came off. But now there's a red blob and I'm...

Ooh, that sounds great! They might be bored, yeah. I'll try out the rice and cabbage idea! For now, I have stumps and things for them to climb on, and I bring them weeds and grass daily to help them out.

I give them mealworms and scrambled eggs to help with the feathers, but I'm not exactly sure the percent in their food. I'll check tomorrow, but I know it's layer feed!

Thanks for the reply. I give them lots of scrambled eggs whenever I can, so I don't know about the protein. How do you know if they have mites, and how do you get rid of them?

Yep, those combs sure aren't a good sign (if you want hens, that is). I feel those are probably cockerels.

Hello, everyone! I have fourteen standard hens, all assorted breeds. A couple weeks ago, I noticed their feathers in the bottom area of the back were plucked out, and the pink flesh was showing. I assumed my rooster was the problem, and removed him immediately, even though fourteen hens for one...

Hi everyone! I recently attempted to hatch chicks under a broody silkie hen for the first time. The first two silkie chicks came out healthy and strong, but the third one is weak and is unable to walk, eat, or drink properly. We have three broody silkie hens. The first two chicks were given to...

I'll have to agree with bobbi-j, separate him. If he's still being a problem to the hens, and starts acting human-aggressive, you'll have to get cull him (however you see fit) or try to discipline him. I'm sorry to hear about your Cochin. I'm actually starting to think the roosters are not the...

I wouldn't disagree if the roosters were six months or so, but two months is really not enough time to know if it's a good or bad rooster. I know people who's roosters were the worst, then became the best flock protector. Of course, that's not always the case, haha, I'm not trying to contradict...

I have Dominiques, and some of my hens looked exactly like yours, just a bit plumper. I think it's a pullet!

A problem could be the ratio of hens to roosters. A good number is nine or ten hens for one rooster, and if there's five roosters and twenty-four hens, that may start some issues. Maybe you could put two roosters with the hens and three put in a pen somewhere. Hope this helps!

I don't think the roosters would be killing the hens, since most roosters' hormones start raging at about four months. It's a slight possibility though. Were there any marks on the hens' bodies that could indicate the roosters were the problem?