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  1. ookedama

    Anything we can do to help hen get over loss of partner, fear of fox?

    OK, this is where we are now...we did get a new hen to accompany the survivor. They got along fabulously from the git go so that was a relief. We had the traumatized hen and the newbie shut up in the coop (includes henhouse) for most of a week. The new hen, Pearl, seemed thrilled with the...
  2. ookedama

    Anything we can do to help hen get over loss of partner, fear of fox?

    Your story made us laugh. Thanks. Yup, think we will get a couple of new young hens. At the least, that may give our old girl some pecking order to teach and enforce- getting her mind off her problems. Take care.
  3. ookedama

    Anything we can do to help hen get over loss of partner, fear of fox?

    We lost one of our two pet hens to a fox two days ago. Remaining hen (banty mix, maybe 4 years old), got a little roughed up and is still calling for the other. Fox got them in the open coop. They are daytime free rangers. Now our girl won't go in at dusk as she has every dusk for years...
  4. ookedama

    Will adding a third hen make the first stop picking on the second?

    Thanks UP, that was a well-put answer for me. (and backs up what I have trying to explain to my husband).
  5. ookedama

    Will adding a third hen make the first stop picking on the second?

    I have read other strings about pecking-order and meany chicks and I think I get it, but my husband insists that I ask THIS question... Over a year ago we received a mature banty hen and roo. 6 months ago, el roo became too aggressive to my husband and other family animals (-:; so roo was...
  6. ookedama

    Rooster Um "problem"

    This is a question rather than an answer to the roo problem. Our roo is about two years old - a mixed breed banty of sorts. He is normally non aggressive and crows during 'normal' crowing hours. Yesterday he got aggressive towards our dog. Today he has gotten aggressive all day towards my...
  7. ookedama

    Broody or sick?

    I apologize Jilara that this is not something to help you with but just another question from the same boat. I did not know if it was better to start another string along the same lines....but maybe your experience can help ours? Our dear many-mixed-breed Mexican banty hen has been broody for...
  8. ookedama

    Teaching grown chickens to be less skittish of us?

    We have a mature banty roo and hen. We were given them as adults about a year ago. They are great pets and we would sure like to be able to pet them or pat their little feathered heads as we do our furred critters. Is this possible if the peeps were not raised being touched? I can get them to...
  9. ookedama

    Again...hens or roos?

    I think I have read a kazillion postings but still don't have a definitive if my 8 week olds are boys or girls or both. Here is the equation: Dad is a 'many breeds' bantam with yellow legs and NO waddle nor comb. Mom is also mixed breed bantam with slate legs and WITH small waddle and comb...
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