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I know! I was not happy!
A molt...I cant laugh! I would have had no idea...We have had no molts and I would have done the same thing. I didnt know they could lose so many feathers so fast. I thought it would be a gradual thing. Good information though. I will know now to avoid...
Caught a pic tonight of the girls settling in. Bart with each of his girls at his side. I saw him going after cookie today!! I just don't like it at all. She is just a baby (to me anyway) Guess she will be one of his girls soon enough but it just seems weird
And new pic of Cookie
On his 18th birthday:
So very sorry Liz. What a very lucky boy he was, with a beautiful long life with lots of chickie friends (and Reggie)Our little critters are such a blessing to us as long as we have them. Wish there was more we could do.
Welcome Italychickie. You have some very...
HI ladies! Glad to hear from ya'll Glad you had a good visit TG. Sounds like fun...Vegas. I'm so jealous. My hubbie and I talked about a quick weekend away to take advantage of my first weekend off in forever, but we had so much to catch up on at home. We will plan our roadtrip for later...
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SO TRUEIII
So far so good. I checked on them yesterday.,,freqeuntly! and again this morning and no new wounds...no fighting. I watched them eat together, they were together in their little huddle when they are all resting, Rider Roo chases after him when I give out the good...
Morning all! Hope all the broodys and chicks are doing OK. TG, glad you finally heard from the lady with the broody silkie. I hope she is doing OK. Having a good time with your daughter????
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I hope all is well with the eggs. I would be going crazy. When Molly had her first hatch...
Maybe someone can help me I hatched 10 eggs and nine survived. The chicks are 7 weeks old. The momma hen wanted to go back to the large flock and Saturday she stayed with the large flock instead of sleeping with the chickies as she had been. The chicken yards are side by side and I can make...
My fear of leaving them with the larger flock was...the fist hatch, the momma hen abandoned them too early, she went up on the roost when she should have been sitting on them....One froze trying to sit with her on the roost, the rooster let the other under his wing, that is what saved the hen I...
is it possible they are just, rather aggressively, establishing who will be the dominant rooster and once they work it out, they will be OK?? Or should I just separate them now.
I will make a little yard in the back of the LF coop and let them adjust slowly, however, should I include the two...
So, should I just take all the littles to the other coop/yard. They have a roost there and nesting boxes for them to hide/nest in. I was just afraid to let them in with the beg chickens so soon, like I mentioned the mom has only been away for 4 days. Will she still help them get used to the...
Are you suggesting i put them in a smaller space? His only saving grace right now is the large yard he can run away, hide, hide in the coop, hide in the hay, hide under the little shade table I would be afraid to keep them in a small pen like that. When the other roo sees him he charges. lol...
But I'm watching the bigger roo chase the other roo around and peck him over and over. . He wont let him heat, totally dominating him....I had no idea something like this couldhappen at this age. The bigger roo has blood on his face and the other roo has large peck holes in his back, he does...
The Mom has only been apart from them since Saturday. So 4 days. The two yards are side by side and only separated by a 3 foot walkway and it is wire fencing so they can see each other. The two flocks can see each other but there is no way one of the big chickens can get to them. They are 7...