She is a 1 year old. She still has a lot of feathers but her nest is filled with feathers too. We are coming into winter, so is moulting common for pekins at this time of year?.. I am almost tempted to see if she can be reintroduced. Thank you so much for replying. She looks lonely. How can...
We have closed Peepee off from 'Bok Bok and his 3 Shaver Hens'. Her encloser is close to there house and they seem to co exist quite well. My 3 shaver hens and my rooster bokbok, share the section with us but Peepee has a fenced off area now.
Actually Peepee was trying to sit on her tiny egg...
Peepee is a very dominant little black Pekin Hen who continuously bullied the other female Pekin around food and sleep time. The previous rooster never disciplined her. Her previous owner was going to get rid of Peepee because of her continuous bullying, We decided to bring her to our flock...
Someone suggested that I rub vaseline on to the infected leg. Is this a safe procedure too? My hens free range around the section and also have dirt patches where they bathe.
I have 3 hens and a rooster. 2 of my hens have a crust forming on there legs. Someone said it could be 'scaly leg mite'. How would I treat this condition?
In March 2011 a white rooster adopted us: He is on my avatar photo. 6 months later a friend gave me 3 brown shavers who we named, 'Little Miss Green Eyes, Stardust and Miss Dreamy'. The hens are slightly bigger than my rooster 'Bok Bok'. My Hennies have given us 3 eggs a day since they...