Thank you all for your replies!! I really appreciate it. I didn’t expect any of them to molt once fall came and went. And they’re not quite a year.
But I definitely think that’s the issue.
I do notice that one bird that’s molting tends to pick on the other bird that molting. Any suggestions...
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I noticed about a week ago that one of our chickens were looking rough, her feathers looked “ruffled”. I’ve kept an eye on her and she’s eating, drinking and acting fairly normal. I haven’t noticed anyone picking on her but I don’t watch them 24/7.
Today I went out and noticed she...
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My “baby” chicks are roughly 13-14 weeks old! They have been in a chicken tractor. My older pullets have been able to scope them out for sometime now. I haven’t introduced them without one of them being behind a fence. My young girls are still smaller than my older girls. But this...
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We have six 7month old Red Stars! They are great ladies, they are laying daily and pretty friendly girls for us getting them at 16 weeks.
My husband has been wanting a Rooster since the start. I’m finally saying yes. One of my friends has a nice 4 month old cockerel that she said we...
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We have 6- 7month old red stars. We got them when they were 16weeks old. They’re great girls!
A few days ago we bought 1-2 week old Barred Plymouth Rocks. They’re adorable and we are all loving them.
I’m here to just ask for any and ALL advice regarding taking care of them for the next...
Thank you for the advice. Yesterday we got home a little later than planned but we just kept the door open the other girls went up to the coop for bed but one decided to check things out a bit. She walked around the coop, jumped up on a few wood piles and investigated something then went up to...
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Nervous Newbie here! We got our girls just about a week ago. They are 18ish weeks old Red stars. I’ve been going in daily with treats having them become comfortable with me. They are picky about their treats and won’t always eat from me. I’ve picked each of them up a few times. We...