hi all, my coop and 3 hens are infested with tiny round insects, every time i pick them up, open the egg box or walk into the coop i get covered in them. how do i get rid of them, im worried for my hens?
Hi all, I just recenlty made a roost for my 3 hens, they are probably around months old and have had them for 6. At frst i just let them sleep in their nesting boxes, positioned around half a metre off the ground. But now one of my hens have gone broody, so i made the roost so she would not...
Hi all, i have had my hens for about 6 months now, they would be about 8 months old though. At first i just let them sleep in their nesting boxes, but now one of them has gone broody, so i made them all some roosts, but now i dont know how to make them roost, for they have slept in the boxes for...
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My hen has been clucky for the past few weeks, and i thought she would just get over it (first time chicken owner by the way), but she hasnt. So last night i researched how to get her of the cluck, and i saw that they can potentially die if they are left untreated for too long. So i really...
we have two hens and just introduced a new one. The other two have been pecking her alot and getting very agressive, as ive heard this is called the pecking order and should only last a few days. Though we have had her for 3 day now, and they keep on pecking. They have pecked all her feathers...
i have two hens and just bought a new one. She is fighting with the others and i dont know what to do? I'm not sure whether she is hurting the other two or not but they sound sad?? WHAT DO I DO??!!!!! :s
well i got home this afternoon and found an egg on the ground, luckily it wasnt broken, but still?? I think one of the other chickens might have scratched it out by mistake? but is that normal, and if not what do i do??
well i have three hens, while two are in the nesting box, one of them is crowing and non-stop, but she isnt in the nesting box. She goes "bawk bawk bawk baaaawwwwwkkkkkk!" and constantly! is that normal?
well i have 3 new hens and only got them 6 days ago? they are not laying and was wondering if that was from stress? my dog has tried to attack them a couple of times so maybe thats why? and they also cower away into the corner when i come to feed them, and also even when i walk past the coop...
Hi i am a proud new chicken owner, and only recently got my 3 hens 5 days ago.
I hardly get 1 egg a day! (and i dont mean 1 from each hen). They are apparently at point of lay and i was wondering why they arnt laying?
I have done my research and found that stressed hens dont lay. And my dog has...