hi all, my coop and 3 hens are infested with tiny round insects, every time i pick them up, open the egg box or walk into the coop i get covered in them. how do i get rid of them, im worried for my hens?
Hi all, I just recenlty made a roost for my 3 hens, they are probably around months old and have had them for 6. At frst i just let them sleep in their nesting boxes, positioned around half a metre off the ground. But now one of my hens have gone broody, so i made the roost so she would not...
Hi all, i have had my hens for about 6 months now, they would be about 8 months old though. At first i just let them sleep in their nesting boxes, but now one of them has gone broody, so i made them all some roosts, but now i dont know how to make them roost, for they have slept in the boxes for...
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My hen has been clucky for the past few weeks, and i thought she would just get over it (first time chicken owner by the way), but she hasnt. So last night i researched how to get her of the cluck, and i saw that they can potentially die if they are left untreated for too long. So i really...
Well i found out that the other two are hurting the new one, the back of her neck is now featherless, today i have seperated them so the can still socialize but what should i do from now? leave them together, or seperated??
we have two hens and just introduced a new one. The other two have been pecking her alot and getting very agressive, as ive heard this is called the pecking order and should only last a few days. Though we have had her for 3 day now, and they keep on pecking. They have pecked all her feathers...
i have two hens and just bought a new one. She is fighting with the others and i dont know what to do? I'm not sure whether she is hurting the other two or not but they sound sad?? WHAT DO I DO??!!!!! :s