Recent content by SweetE

So sorry. Molt. But yes I will separate them if needed. Thank you for the help!

I originally think it started as a moot. But I did also have them on a cheaper food. One with lower rotein content. So I uped the rotein and she is starting to grow. Ack feathers. Finally. But yes the roo is new. The pecking has been going on for months. Since before him for sure. I think I just...

My hens are 1.5 years old. Yes they have always lived together. My roo is 5 months. The coop is 4x6 without measuring the laying boxes. The abuse happens right out in the open. I catch them often just free ranging in the yard.

I have 10 hens and a young rooster. They have a 10x6 yard attached to their coop and an additional run that is 5x2 for treats. I let them out daily to free range all day in my back yard which is a little less than 1/2 an acre. They go back in on their own at night so I can close them in for...

I have not seen her pull her own feathers. The other girls do it. And I have closely inspected her for mites. Even bathed her and I see no signs of parasite. She is happy and healthy and lays daily. She eats well and runs around grazing with the other chickens. She isn't a loner. She has just...

my girl is just laying down letting them peck her! Why doesn't she get tough and fight back?! I don't know why she's at the bottom but she's been bald for months now. What should I do? I want her to be pretty again and left alone. Otherwise she's healthy and a good layer. Any ideas why her skins...

This is my daughter holding her favorite chicken. He just had a bath and is sleeping in her arms as he often does. He is a male bearded silkie about 5 months old. And spoiled rotten!

Thank you for the suggestion. I took her into my Dept of agriculture and just heard from the vet today. Turns out she had a fatty liver and it ruptured causing internal bleeding and her passing. Nothing else. She was the bossiest of my bunch and always was first to the feed. I will also be...

It's currently cool and only 65 degrees here. Lots of water provided. It's a mystery. Thank you though.

I have no clue as to why my hen would be dead this morning. We had a regular morning. I went out at 6 AM to feed, water and pet my flock. They are well trained (or I am) because they know if they start cackling I'll come to open the coop door and let them graze in the yard. Little Bo Peep was...